Common skywatching misconceptions (2011)

[Christeen]

Morning, all!

I found this yesterday, and thought I'd share it because some of it made me smile. Some of you may already have seen it, but for the benefit of people (like me) who are new to stargazing, here it goes anyway

http://www.space.com/13825-skywatching-night-sky-popular-misconceptions.html

Enjoy, and happy hump day for those of you that work Mon-Fri ^^

[Bodkin]

Thanks, that was excellent.  I am amazed that a moon 2.4 days from full is only half as bright as a full moon.