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The moon last night, exactly 12h ago...
(Canon R7, 400mm, f8, 1/125s)
#Moon #AstroPhotography #BlackAndWhite

Earth Wind-Driven Formation of Hematite on the Lunar Surface: #Moon Is Rusting, And It's All Earth's Fault: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-moon-is-rusting-and-its-all-earths-fault

NASA and ESA scientists are monitoring
💥asteroid 2024 YR4,
initially feared to pose a threat to Earth,
but now projected to have a small chance of impacting the #Moon by 2031
—potentially offering a rare opportunity to observe a lunar impact and test planetary defense strategies.
First detected by the
"Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System" (ATLAS) in Hawaii…

2024 YR4
When discovered, asteroid 2024 YR4 appeared to have a small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Experts now think it poses no significant risk to Earth.

AN ACTUALLY A PIECE OF THE MOON
🌚🌘🌖🌒🌝 #moon #moonrock

🥮 Lunar soil could support life on the Moon, say scientists
#moon

Lunar soil could support life on the Moon, say scientists
Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, researchers extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemicals for fuel—potentially opening new doors for future deep space exploration by mitigating the need to transport essential resources like water and fuel all the way from Earth.

Dusty streaks on the #Moon - fingerprints of multiphase flow instabilities: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62001-8 -> Johns Hopkins engineers explain forces that create unusual radiating dust patterns: https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/21/lunar-landing-dust-debris/

But the moon has its own tricks to keep the clouds at bay.
#photography #amateur #moon

One hell of a bright #moon tonight.

#moon #photo

A shallow mantle source for the Chang’e 5 lavas reveals how top-down heating prolonged lunar magmatism: #moon came from much shallower depths than previously thought, new study finds: https://news.ufl.edu/2025/07/molten-magma/

Full Sturgeon #Moon (from last night)

Gestern abend war der Mond schon fast voll. Habe ein Vogelpärchen mit fotografiert. #photography #fotografie #moon

Another timestep of the #Pleiades #occultation by the #Moon, at 21:26 UTC - Merope had just emerged behind the dark side. Interestingly no stars whatsoever could be seen in 11 x 70 binoculars though the Moon - nice terminator - was a beauty. The Moon's elevation was 15°; 1/4 second at f/3.2 and ISO 200.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Moon Duo:
🎵 Jukebox Babe
#MoonDuo
https://moonduo.bandcamp.com/album/jukebox-babe-no-fun
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zldKan8Pu2rPegmeY0wIV

The #Moon this morning between Pollux and Castor on the left and Jupiter and Venus (dimmed a bit by haze) on the right. From #Bochum, Germany. #NightScape

And the the #Pleiades #occultation by the #Moon is already history in Bochum, Germany: a final timestep at 22:34 UTC, with the Moon having cleared all major stars of the cluster. Nice show that was - though only for the camera (which was a Panasonic DMC-FZ300 on a tripod, mostly at maximum zoom; this image 1/5 second at f/3.2 and ISO 200, with the Pleiades 25° up).

The #Moon in front of the #Pleiades star cluster as seen from #Bochum, Germany, ten minutes ago (at 20:42 UTC) - not only a number of stars show up but also the earthshine, very faintly.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
Moon Duo:
🎵 Fever Night
#MoonDuo
https://moonduo.bandcamp.com/track/fever-night
https://open.spotify.com/track/54FSuEPcV6R1E1mZ0X7BG2

The clouds want to swallow the almost full moon. 🌫️
#photography #amateur #moon #clouds

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Moon Duo:
🎵 Jukebox Babe
#MoonDuo
https://moonduo.bandcamp.com/album/jukebox-babe-no-fun
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zldKan8Pu2rPegmeY0wIV