If you’re up in the very early hours on Thursday, turn southwest to catch the waxing Moon before it sets. Most of the nearside is on display, and we’re looking specifically toward the southwestern limb for the large, flat crater Schickard and a nearby feature called the Wargentin pancake. They lie just northwest of theContinue reading “The Sky Today on Thursday, August 7: Feast on the Wargentin Pancake”
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