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(CNN) -- Winter travelers trek thousands of miles to the frozen north each year seeking the sky's "dancing lights," which provoke awe, excitement and, some say, sex. CNN iReporter Bruce Barrett shot this rare red aurora in Canada's Whitehorse, Yukon. Scientists call the natural phenomenon aurora borealis: cascading beams of greens, yellows, blues, purples or reds -- which paint a breathtaking backdrop across the wilderness and attract thousands of tourists annually. "Usually it starts slowly as kind of a hazy greenish color -- like a mist -- building up in frequency dancing across the sky ... and to me that's religion," said photographer Dave Brosha of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, who's seen more than 100 Canadian auroras.
'Dancing lights' draw thousands to frozen north
This moon phases calendar tool or moon schedule is an easy way to find out the lunar phase for any given month. Simply select a month and year, and click "Go", and it will show you what the moon will look like for any day that month. The internal phase calculator is very accurate, but the images are approximations. Moon calculations are based on your time zone as specified by your computer. Looking for more detail like moonrise/set or full/new times?
Moon Phases Calendar / Moon Schedule
As seen from our northern temperate latitudes, the three brilliant stars of the Summer Triangle – Vega, Deneb and Altair – are out for at least part of the night every night of the year. Presently, the Summer Triangle shines in the eastern sky at and before dawn. On a moonless night, an edgewise view of the galactic disk – and the Dark Rift – pass right through the Summer Triangle. Photo credit: cipdatajeffb
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This page should show a "Current Moon Phase" module containing real-time moon data. Specifically, it displays an attractive image of the moon and simple moon phase information, such as the name ("new moon", "full moon", "waxing gibbous", etc.) and percent of full. However, it requires Javascript to run. If you are reading this, then your web browser cannot view it. Perhaps Javascript has been disabled or is not available. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
