Our nearest neighbour at 383,000 km from earth as of 23.30 ish on the 23rd August. Most will be unaware that during a lunar month the moon does not have a perfect circular orbit around the earth, and its distance to earth varies over the month by just over 50,000 km. Currently the moon is getting closer by a 1 km per second.
Monday 23 August 2021
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California Nebula
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