Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance

 

  Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance:

Look to the sky on Saturday, Oct. 28, to see October’s full moon make an appearance at 4:24 p.m. EDT (2024 UTC). Named the Hunter’s Moon, this full moon will be joined by a planetary companion, as Jupiter will appear to its lower left, making it an excellent opportunity for skywatchers to view around the globe.⁣

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The earliest written use of the term “Hunter’s Moon” is from 1710, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. October’s full moon has many other names – Algonquin tribes in the now northeastern U.S. called it the Dying Grass Moon, Travel Moon, and Blood or Sanguine Moon because of autumn’s falling leaves.⁣

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Image description: The full moon is captured by an @ISS crewmember as the International Space Station orbits 253 miles (405 km) above the Indian Ocean. The Moon appears bright gray in the upper left of the photo surrounded by the blackness of space. Earth and it’s atmosphere appear in shades of blue, stretching from the bottom center to the top left corner of the image. White and gray clouds carpet Earth’s surface.⁣

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27 October 2023