EarthSky News - July 8 - Full Moon

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Tonight … Fullest moon for the Americas Fullest moon comes July 9 at 4:07 UTC. Translate to your timezone. The fullest moon for Asia is July 9, but, for us in the Americas, the moon appears fullest July 8. Sunspot, and chance of weekend storms Experts say there's a 60% chance this weekend of geomagnetic storms, possibly causing auroras. Plus, over the past couple of days, a lone sunspot has grown rapidly! Solar minimum is coming Low ebb in the 11-year sunspot cycle expected 2019-2020. Want some basic information about the sunspot cycle and its effects? Watch this NASA ScienceCast. Breathtaking night-shining clouds Wonderful video showing noctilucent - or night-shining - clouds recorded on July 1 and 4.  These clouds shine in the darkness, typically on summer nights.

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Tonight … Fullest moon for the Americas Andy Bentley caught the nearly full moon - 99.2% illuminated - Saturday morning, July 8.

Sunset rainbow Jüri Voit‎ captured this image on July 6 in Kuusalu, Estonia. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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