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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain

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Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain This is a gibbous Moon. More Earthlings are familiar with a full moon, when the entire face of Luna is lit by the Sun , and a crescent moon , when only a sliver of the Moon's face is lit. When more than half of the Moon is illuminated, though, but still short of full illumination, the phase is called gibbous . Rarely seen in television and movies, gibbous moon s are quite common in the actual night sky. The featured image was taken in Jämtland , Sweden near the end of last month. That gibbous moon turned, in a few days, into a crescent moon, and then a new moon , then back to a crescent, and a few days ago back to gibbous. And this same gibbous moon is visible again tonight, leading up to the Full Beaver Moon that occurs Friday night. Setting up to capture a picturesque gibbous moonscape, the photographer was quite surprised to find an a

Daily Deal - Monkey Island Collection!

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Smartphones aren’t designed for seniors, but these tweaks make them more accessible

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DIY Bigger text, hands-free controls, and read-aloud options. For people with shaky hands or visual impairments, smartphones are fraught with blurry text and hard-to-press buttons. Here’s how to make these devices easier to use. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2RVdjRy"