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July marks the second half of the Northern Hemisphere's noctilucent cloud-spotting season (see page 47).
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Shining at mag. +1.0, Mars rises nearly three hours before the Sun. The 25%-lit waning crescent Moon sits 7° west of the planet this morning, decreasing in phase to 17%-lit on 2