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Last night’s moon: Two great pics

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A large waxing gibbous moon is lighting up the evening sky right now. A waxing gibbous moon appears high in the east at sunset. It’s more than half-lighted, but less than full. The full moon will arrive on July 22, 2013 – it’s another supermoon.

Here are two lovely photos of the moon last night (July 18). This top photo was taken by EarthSky Facebook friend Anthony Lynch in Dublin, Ireland.

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This one is by Michael Walton, taken in Carmyllie, a rural parish in Angus, Scotland.

See larger image Photo credit: Michael Walton

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.