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Full moon over Carnarvon, Australia

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Large yellow full moon behind thin clouds next to a large round space tracking dish. — View larger. |Photo by Colin Legg. Visit Colin on Facebook.

Full moon comes today – August 15, 2019 – at 12:29 UTC (8:29 a.m. Eastern). Read more about tonight’s moon. This shot is from master nature photographer Colin Legg in Australia. He wrote that he snapped it back in March 2019, as a homage to the Apollo 11 50th anniversary this year. It’s the moon rising in the coastal town of Carnarvon – in Western Australia – home to the largest NASA space tracking station outside the United States in the 1960s and 70s. Read more about Carnavon’s role in the Apollo missions.

Thanks for a brilliant photo, Colin!

Bottom line: Full moon over Carnarvon, Australia.

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.