Night Sky Observations Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Observed item Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 The Moon and its phases Waning gibbous, lunar mare, craters mountainous regions clearly seen, average distance from earth is 400,583 km, moonrise was between 00:00 hours to 01:00 hours Waning crescent, lunar mare and mountainous regions disappear as days go by, craters cannot be seen, average distance from earth is 396,170 km, moonrise was between03:00 hours to 07:00 hours Waxing crescent, lunar mare, mountainous regions and craters start appearing as days go by, average distance from earth is 375,002 km, moonrise was between 08:00 hours to 12:00 hours Waxing gibbous, lunar mares,...
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