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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Dec 2012

    Crossing the sky at a much higher angle, winter full Moons are, on average, brighter than are summer ones.

    7:18 PM - 28 Dec 2012
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      1. Stan‏ @StanFinger 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson so it's not just my imagination. Whew....

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      1. Michael Wilkinson‏ @mwilkinson3 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson it certainly was big and bright as it rose over the Jefferson Memorial.pic.twitter.com/ygf0Ejm8

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      1. DeathBySpreadsheet‏ @DianaValerie 28 Dec 2012
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        Favorite astrophysicist---> @neiltyson

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      1. Ken Colangelo‏ @Intradoot 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Moon is orbiting on ecliptic/sun plane, not equator. Night side of northern hemisphere more inclined toward moon, away from sun.

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      1. Mike Cook‏ @The_Mike_Cook 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Yes it was! Just concluded my 1st visit to the McDonald Observatory and saw Jupiter & Andromeda among other wonders 4 1st time.

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      1. Judy Welker‏ @lilichin 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson is it also that the air is colder and perhaps cleaner?

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      2. Dave Ball, Y'all!‏ @dangerdaveball 28 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson why does the moon cross at a higher angle when the sun crosses at such a low angle?

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      1. Grace Rossow‏ @candid_kitten 3 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson does that also have to do with pollution in the atmosphere being reduced in winter?

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      1. Petru Lupsac‏ @PetruLupsac 1 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson True that. Last full moon screwed up my pics of the night sky :(

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      1. R. Toby Richards‏ @rtobyr 31 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Is it the reverse in the southern hemisphere?

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      1. Doug Adams‏ @dougadamsau 31 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson northern hemisphere bias?

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      1. giack selloni‏ @giacksell 30 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson sadly, not true of homosapiens.

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      1. Kathy Lennox‏ @joysurfer 30 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson How is it that the Moon's orbital path makes it appear higher in the sky during winter, when it seems it should be the reverse?

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      1. Tom Shilson‏ @TomOfSol3 29 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Is plane of moon's orbit relative to earth axis constant?

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      1. Richard Fredrick‏ @Cycleknutt 29 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson The Earth-Moon system is closer to the Sun in winter. I wonder what miniscule effect that has on the Moon's brightness.

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