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Predawn moon above the Scorpion’s Stinger on March 5
On the morning of March 5, the moon passes two stars in the tail of the constellation Scorpius. They are sometimes called The Stinger.
Larry Sessions
March 5, 2013
What is a light-year?
Hint: A light-year is a unit of distance, not time.
Christopher Crockett
February 20, 2013
Tonight’s moon lies in direction of our galaxy’s center
The moon will rise late at night on May 8, 2012 in front of the constellation Sagittarius, whose pattern marks the direction toward our Milky Way's center.
Bruce McClure
May 8, 2012
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