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13-Jul-2019 Dick Keely

Waxing Gibbous Moon

Reentrisk, Allihies, Co. Corkntroisc, Allihies, Co. Cork

On this day the Moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase - Illumination: 89%.
Gibbous phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon.
The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.
The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise.
The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word "gibbosus" meaning humpbacked.
Reference: https://www.moongiant.com/phase/7/13/2019


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danad15-Jun-2020 07:56
A wonderful sharp image of the moon surface ! We can see clearly the mountains, the craters, the "seas"... I like very much to observe the light and shadow play on the top left of the moon. Congratulations and BBV !
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