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For those who want not just a moon, but the whole sky—this beautiful ink piece utilizes fine-line drawings to create a ...
On the mornings of 24 April and 25 April, the Moon, Venus and Saturn will form a ‘smiley face’ in the sky (although you may have to bend your neck and squint a bit). NASA said: "Around April 24th and ...
Rabat – The Moroccan Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced today that the sighting of the crescent moon for Eid Al Fitr 2023, marking the end of Ramadan in Morocco, will take place on Thursday ...
Don’t Forget the Lyrid Meteor Shower! The Lyrids meteor shower also peaks this week, from 21 to 22 April. Up to 15 meteors per hour may be visible under dark skies. With the Moon in crescent phase, ...
Chinese-language newspaper Kwong Wah Yit Poh was put through the social media woodchipper yesterday (16 April) for publishing an image of the Malaysian flag, minus the crescent moon, on its official ...
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The flag, which has 14 alternating red and white horizontal stripes, a blue canton in the top left, and a yellow star with 14 points was missing an important symbol which symbolises Islam: the yellow ...
In a statement today, the ministry said the image, which omitted the crescent moon symbol was a serious lapse, as the crescent represents Islam as the religion of the federation. “The act not only ...
so the best time to catch a glimpse will be late in the evening on the 21st before the waning crescent Moon rises. The Lyrids normally produce perhaps 10 to 15 meteors in a given hour, but on rare ...
The micromoon is not the only lunar phenomenon set to take place this month. A slender waning crescent moon will create a triangle with the bright planet Venus and the much fainter Saturn about 30 ...
They can best be seen from the northern hemisphere, although the waning crescent moon might interfere with their visibility. No special equipment is needed to view the spectacles. Simply turn to ...
new moon, waxing crescent moon, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to ...