EarthSky News - June 7 - Twilight

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The undark nights of summer Guy Ottewell lives in England. His illustrations of 3-dimensional space are illuminating. Long summer twilights, explained. What exactly is twilight? Astronomers, the experts on nighttime, recognize 3 twilights. Tonight … Moon near Crown of Scorpion You'll see the Scorpion's Crown as a little arc of 3 stars. Most stars in patterns on our sky's dome aren't connected in space, but these 3 are. Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous The full moon moon coming up on the night of June 9 will be the smallest full moon of 2017.

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It's twilight time: 15 favorite photos "Love prefers twilight to daylight"  Quote via Oliver Wendell Holmes. Photo via Yuri Beletsky Nightscapes.

Tonight … Moon near Crown of Scorpion Bright red Antares and golden Saturn are also nearby. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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