The young moon is back in the evening sky. We got several nice photos of it last night on EarthSky pages at Facebook and Google+. The photo at the top of this post comes from our friend Ken Christison in North Carolina. Thank you, Ken!
This is going to be an exciting month for moon-watching. The moon will be near the planet Mars – which is now having its best month in two years – on the nights of April 13 and 14. During the night of April 14-15, the moon will reach the crest of its full phase and undergo a total lunar eclipse, with Mars looking on nearby.
Deborah Byrd 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. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. 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.
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