🌕 2023's first full moon happens tonight! January’s full moon is typically called the Wolf Moon. It was given this name since this time of year is generally when wolves are active and can be heard howling on cold nights.
Picture sent in via KSAT Connect. Credit: nzielsdorfA full moon takes place when the moon and the sun are on opposite sides of the Earth. The direction of sunlight then illuminates the side of the moon that faces the Earth with the moon sitting relatively high in the sky.Gulf moisture is filtering back into the area today, which is why areas of fog and low-level cloud cover were noted this morning.
While the moon will be bright, Gemini’s two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, will initially be just to its right. As the moon rises higher into the sky throughout the night, the stars can then be seen above it.
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Howl at January's Wolf Moon as the 1st full moon of 2023 rises tonightRobert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter sciencef1rst.
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