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Don't wait for the full moon: Here's when the moon looks best through a telescope
The article advises stargazers that the full moon is not the ideal time to view the moon through a telescope. Instead, the best viewing occurs during other lunar phases when shifting sunlight creates optimal surface detail visibility for telescope observation.
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