This big, bright, beautiful glowing full moon, THIS WEEK’S PICTURE OF THE WEEK, MOONRISE,  became visible just above the trees at twilight. The still barren tree branches, almost like acolytes, seemed to rise up to the light of this strikingly luminous last full moon of the Northern Hemisphere’s winter.  Why does the moon appear so yellow? Why is it called the Worm Moon? … click MORE.

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