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  2. Moonbow - Wikipedia

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    Moonbows are most easily viewed when the Moon is at or nearest to its brightest phase full moon. For moonbows to have the greatest prospect of appearing, the Moon must be low in the sky (at an elevation of less than 42 degrees, preferably lower) and must not be obscured by cloud. In addition, the night sky must be very dark.

  3. Why the moon shines so bright overhead in winter | The Sky Guy

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    Curveball: the moon’s orbit around the Earth is tilted about 5 degrees so (83.5 + 5 = 88.5 degrees). Morning sky: Very bright Venus rises in the east around 5 a.m. in early January and around 6 ...

  4. Sky brightness - Wikipedia

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    Sky brightness refers to the visual perception of the sky and how it scatters and diffuses light. The fact that the sky is not completely dark at night is easily visible. If light sources (e.g. the Moon and light pollution ) were removed from the night sky , only direct starlight would be visible.

  5. Why the full moon that’s set to rise is the supermoon to watch

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    Keep an eye out for bright Jupiter, which will appear near the moon low in the eastern sky around 10 p.m. on October 20, and Mars will look like a red dot near the moon high overhead in the early ...

  6. Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature - AOL

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    This weekend brings a chance to view November’s full moon, 2024’s last supermoon, followed by the Leonid meteor shower that’s set to peak Saturday night into Sunday.

  7. List of brightest natural objects in the sky - Wikipedia

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    3.03 2.88 Zeta Tauri: Binary star system 3.04 [7] 3.02 Gamma Boötis: Binary star system 3.04 [7] Beta Muscae: Binary star system 3.05 Mu Ursae Majoris: Binary star system Suspected variable star 3.07 Delta Draconis: Star 3.076 Zeta Arae: Star 3.08 2.74 Alpha Herculis: Triple star system 3.08 Albireo: Double star 3.10 Zeta Hydrae: Star 3.11 3. ...

  8. Why is the moon so bright this month? Supermoon ... - AOL

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    Why is the moon so bright tonight? The next full moon will occur on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The moon will appear full starting the afternoon of August 18 and will continue to look full until around ...

  9. Talk:Moonbow - Wikipedia

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    It was added by an anonymous person at 71.28.197.101 so there is not an easy way to follow up on what they meant by standing. I took the photo of the moonbow over Vic Falls, but it is not unique, and, like a rainbow, you can create a moonbow where ever it is dark, have a bright moon behind you and a mist/rain in front of you.