A couple of years ago I published a post about the problem of light pollution and how it can
mess-up your viewing of the celestial bodies on a dark night. Tonight offers a terrific opportunity to
venture outside for what might be the start to your fall and winter stargazing as long as
the skies remain clear and mosquitoless. This is
because it will be extra dark tonight.
The darkness is a consequence of the new moon.
So dark that an object like the International Space Station will stick-out like a sore thumb.
A new moon is the first of the moon phases
and it occurs when the moon is located on the same side of the earth as the
sun.
Tonight is that night.
September is a good month for star gazing.
Stay-tuned for viewing tips.
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