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Friday, January 29, 2010

WOLF MOON


Tonight's full moon, known as the wolf moon, is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon. The name dates back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights.
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