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The features of the “man in the Moon” are a combination of dark, smooth volcanic plains and lighter jumbled areas. You can look for the face the next couple of nights because the Moon is full. The bright star Antares is to the lower left of the Moon this evening.

The Moon is in a sort of cosmic balance tonight. It is passing through Libra, the balance scales, which is the only constellation of the zodiac that doesn’t represent a living thing.

One of the icons of western movies is the sunset, with rays of sunlight radiating into the sky from behind mountains or clouds. They are called crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for twilight. They appear to converge at the Sun because of perspective.