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Harvest moon mirage

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October 6, 2017

Gene Aubin in Newport, Oregon caught the setting Harvest Moon over the ocean on the morning of October 5, 2017. The distortion is a type of mirage, caused by refraction. Visit Gene at Along the Trail Photography.

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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. 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. 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.