planets

Finally we had clearing last night to capture the Earthshine Crescent moon in waxing phase with Jupiter plus four of its moons (out of 90+). The moon was about 20% illuminated.
From downtown Bellevue , Washington (bortle ~ 6-7)

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Thirty years after the first exoplanets were discovered, hundreds of additional exoplanets have been identified within the “habitable zone,” a place where liquid water and maybe even life may exist. The MIT Press Reader asks, could a self-sustaining starship carry humans to distant worlds? https://flip.it/0q093h
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