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  • Stargazing News - June 27th, 2025

    From CJ@954:100/61 to All on Thursday, June 26, 2025 06:10:03
    Friday, June 27, 2025

    Earthshine Moon and Mercury Bracket the Beehive (after sunset)

    For several days after its new moon phase each month, the moon displays Earthshine, also known as the Ashen Glow and "the old moon in the new moon's arms". That's sunlight reflected off Earth and back toward the moon, slightly brightening the dark portion of the moon's Earth-facing hemisphere. In the lower part of the western sky after sunset on Friday, June 27, the Earthshine moon will shine nearly a fist's diameter to the upper left (or 9 degrees to
    the celestial east) of Mercury's prominent dot. Once the sky darkens, place
    the moon at the upper left edge of the field of view of binoculars and look
    for the large, scattering of stars that make up the Beehive Cluster.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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    * Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (954:100/61)