All About Space

THE LAST QUARTER MOON

This month our Moon tour doesn’t have one specific destination. Instead we’re going on a sightseeing cruise around the most striking features visible on the Moon after it rises around midnight on 5 December.

Once the Moon is clear of the horizon, you’ll see that the illuminated half is light in some

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