Star gazing opportunities for early 2016

By ELLIS KNOX reporter@campcountynow.com Try out that new telescope you got for Christmas or your new binoculars on these celestial opportunities Jan. 10 - New Moon. e Moon will be located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. is phase occurs at 07:30 CST. is is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere. Jan. 24 - Full Moon. e Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. is phase occurs at 07:46 CST. is full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Wolf Moon because this was the time of year when hungry wolf packs howled outside their camps. is moon has also been known as the Old Moon and the Moon a er Yule.

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