May’s Flower Moon: A Faraway Micromoon Lights Up Stargazing Night
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May’s full flower moon is a micromoon, meaning the Moon is at apogee and roughly 249,180 miles from Earth. Peak brightness occurs at 1:23 p.m. ET, so most observers won’t see it at its brightest, but clear skies Friday night will still offer good stargazing. It’s the first of two full moons in May, with the next being a blue moon on May 31.
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