See the Moon’s beaded ‘heart’ Saturday night

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I thought I’d share with you a lunar phenomenon created by the interplay of light and shadow on the Moon. It’s a delightful pattern of lunar peaks and ridges that, when illuminated in the correct way, looks like a string of beads forming the shape of a heart. Catch it underContinue reading “See the Moon’s beaded ‘heart’ Saturday night”
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