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Posts Tagged ‘moon’

Moon Viewing Party, though moonless, builds connections across the ocean

By Cameron Clark | October 18, 2016
Though the actual viewing of the harvest moon had to be cancelled, due to inclement weather, an astronomer from the East Bay Astronomical Society gave a powerpoint presentation on the moon and its many wonders.

On Sunday, the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association (OFSCA) hosted their 50th annual “Otsukimi” Moon Viewing Party, which drew over 200 people. Though this year the actual moon viewing was cancelled due to rainy weather, guests were still entertained by performances and discussions.

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Hundreds gather at Lake Merritt for Japanese Moon Viewing Festival

By Luisa Conlon | October 27, 2015 | 1

Oaklanders gathered by moonlight for a traditional Japanese celebration of the Harvest Moon.

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Crowd gathers at Chabot to see NASA’s rocket and probe crash into moon

By Thomas Gorman | October 10, 2009 | 2

After nearly four months of spaceflight, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission sacrificed itself for science Friday morning and the audience at Oakland’s Chabot Space and Science Center experienced the impact live.

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NASA moon rocket due to land at 4:30 a.m.

By Thomas Gorman | October 8, 2009

As you read this a satellite is rocketing at 2,668 mph on a one-way trip to the moon. Early Friday morning, NASA scientists plan to drive two pieces of the satellite into the surface of the moon to look for signs of water.

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