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Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Astronomer Bob Berman sheds light on the mysteries of space and time. Always fascinating and fun, Strange Universe will take you places you never new existed.

Strange Universe 4/4/21

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Everyone knows the terms waxing and waning, but few could look at a moon and instantly tell which it is. So let's make it easy. The waxing moon is lit up on the right. Whenever you see a moon in the blue sky in the morning, that's always the waning moon.

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