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3rd December 2012

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The Moon's Moon?
On Wednesday night a glorious full moon rose over the river with its light reflecting on the flooded ings. To the left of it could be seen the planet Jupiter shining brightly. As the evening progressed the moon drifted slowly closer to the planet, giving the impression that the moon had its own moon. They reached their closest convergence in the early hours of Thursday morning. By Sunday the moon was already lagging several hours behind Jupiter as they processed over the horizon.

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