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		InclinedPlane on Jan 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A meteorite hit the moon during yesterday's total ... There are automated systems that monitor the moon for impacts regularly, however they don't watch during a full moon because it's too bright (except during a lunar eclipse).

A2017U1 on Jan 23, 2019 [–]

> they don't watch during a full moon because it's too bright

Have little knowledge of astronomy but from a photography perspective this is quite amusing, usually it's the opposite problem for many photos.

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