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EarthSky Tonight ... look for the slender moon
#Tonight ... look for the slender moon to sit near the western horizon after sunset. 🌙🔭https://bit.ly/3lx8nln From many places worldwide, the moon will set below the horizon before nightfall.
The world as a whole has an advantage this month for catching the young moon because this month’s new moon closely coincides with lunar #perigee: the moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/young-moon-at-dusk-meteors-at-night?fbclid=IwAR1L2fLLlPjyRbnWvzO2WS5Jrmr-QIWiSJhMDQlvrQ91oKmWDS9mnhVZlYo
