The Moon reached New Phase today at 11:53 UT/7:53 AM EDT, marking the start of Brown Lunation Number 1278.

U.S. East Coast observers have a shot at spotting an ultra-thin waxing crescent Moon, at just 12 hours past New. This is a tough catch, as the record stands at 11 hours and 40 minutes past New: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ultra-thin-young-crescent-moon-sighted-from-u-s-southwest

This also means this coming weekend is an ideal time for northern hemisphere observers to complete a Messier Marathon, and image/observe all of the 110 objects in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier’s deep-sky catalog in one night.

This works because the Sun’s position along the ecliptic in March/April sits in Pisces, while a majority of the objects in the catalog lie along the summer galactic plane. Good luck!

Certainly, grabbing the twin M74/M77 objects at dusk in mid-April will be tough, as we’re at the very edge of the Messier Marathon window in mid-April.

For the first time in New York State history: a tax on pied-à-terres.

NYC Mayor Mamdani just negotiated a landmark agreement, any second home in NYC valued at $5M+ will now be taxed at a higher rate. This means money back to the people, not billionaires who treat the city like a luxury storage unit.

100 days in. That is all it took. And here’s how we must keep building.

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/zohran-mamdani-is-winning-and-politicians-everywhere-should-take-notes/

#Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) in early twilight, 16 April ... as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico at 9,400 feet.

This was taken on a fixed tripod. No star tracker. It's a stack of 71 2.5 second exposures, 135mm lens, APS-C camera.

In big binoculars the comet is a pretty sight, but not a "Great Comet" level of 'wow'. The tail is easily visible in binocs in a dark sky.

The comet is moving lower in the sky day by day, about 1.5 to 2 degrees at a time. In only a few days it'll be too low to observe in the morning sky. Several days later it will be visible in the evening sky and well placed for southern hemisphere observers.

#NewMexico #Photography #Astrophotography #Mountains #Trees #Twilight #Morning

Más entrevistas radiofónicas con #ArtemisaII como tema:

- con Iranzu Calvo en Onda Vasca: https://www.ondavasca.com/javier-armentia-artemis-ii-es-un-paso-importante-para-restablecer-los-viajes-tripulados-a-la-luna/

- con Esmeralda Ruiz en EsRadio: https://esradio.libertaddigital.com/en-casa-de-herrero/las-noticias-de-herrero/2026-04-10/el-infierno-de-volver-a-la-tierra-asi-seran-los-minutos-mas-agonicos-de-artemis-ii-7386860/

- con Imanol Arruti en Onda Vasca: https://www.ondavasca.com/que-supone-la-mision-artemis-ii-para-la-humanidad/