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May 23 moon over northern Norway

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[caption id= — See larger image Photo of May 23 waxing gibbous moon by our friend Børge Solberg

EarthSky Facebook friend Børge Solberg took this photo yesterday, May 23, at 1:50 a.m. It’s the moon over northern Norway. Notice the light in the sky. He’s very far north on the Earth, where the twilights already extend late into the night.

The full moon tonight (May 24-25) is a supermoon.

Read about the May 24-25 supermoon here.

What is a supermoon?

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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.