The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 31st, 2001
Moon, constellation promise spooky sights
Associated Press
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
For the first time in 46 years, this year's Halloween ghosts and goblins can trick or treat by the light of a full moon. They won't get another chance until 2020, astronomers say.
Tonight's full moon will look like an orange jack-o'-lantern rising from the east at dusk, said Jack Horkheimer, executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium.
It will appear orange at the horizon because it is seen through denser layers of the Earth's atmosphere. Adding to the effect, the moon's tilt at this time ...
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