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10/04/2026

🎈Happy 91st Birthday, Charlie Duke — The Youngest Person Ever to Walk on the Moon.

Born on October 3, 1935, Duke became one of the 12 people who have walked on the Moon—and the youngest person ever to do so.

🌕 During Apollo 16 in April 1972, Duke served as lunar module pilot alongside mission commander John Young. He spent about 71 hours on the lunar surface and conducted three moonwalks in the Descartes Highlands.

👨‍🚀 At 36 years old, Charlie Duke became the 10th person to walk on the Moon, following the Apollo 15 astronauts and preceding the final two Apollo lunar explorers.

10/04/2026

IT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW!

October 4, 2026

Saturn will reach opposition, when Earth passes directly between Saturn and the Sun. This makes Saturn rise around sunset, remain visible throughout the night, and shine at its brightest for the year. At about 1.26 billion km (784 million miles) away, Saturn will also appear slightly larger through a telescope. Its famous rings and some of its moons may be visible with good equipment.

Look toward the eastern sky after sunset and follow Saturn across the night sky. The exact opposition occurs at 12:00 UTC on October 4.

09/26/2026

🌕 IT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT !
THE HARVEST FULL MOON — SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Tonight, September 26, the Harvest Full Moon will brighten the autumn night sky with its beautiful golden glow. As darkness arrives, look toward the eastern horizon to watch the Full Moon rise above the landscape.
The Harvest Moon is traditionally associated with the time of year when farmers gathered their crops, and its bright appearance has long been connected with the changing season.
Find a clear, open spot away from bright city lights and enjoy this beautiful autumn skywatching moment.

09/26/2026

09/26/2026

Jason Statham didn’t grow up with everything handed to him.

Born in England in 1967, he was the son of Barry Statham, a street seller, and Eileen Statham, a dancer. His family wasn’t wealthy, and the lessons he learned growing up were shaped more by work, sport and discipline than by having everything provided for him.

Statham has spoken about how his parents influenced the way he lived.

His mother emphasized eating well and staying healthy. His father didn’t even have weights, so instead of buying them, he made a weight bench himself something Statham later remembered as a kind of hand-me-down from his father.

Sport became another major part of his upbringing.

Statham trained seriously as a diver and eventually spent 12 years on Britain’s National Diving Squad, competing for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He later described his time on the national squad as an experience that taught him discipline and focus.

Long before Hollywood, he was already learning what it meant to practice, repeat, compete and keep going when nobody was watching.

That discipline eventually followed him into acting.

From small roles and modeling to becoming one of Hollywood’s most recognizable action stars, Statham built a career around physical preparation, consistency and a willingness to do demanding work.

There is a popular quote attributed to him:

“I thought my parents were very strict, but seeing the current generation, I realised they saved me.”

The exact original source for that quote is difficult to establish, so it shouldn’t be treated as firmly documented. But the broader lesson is consistent with what Statham has publicly said about his parents:

They taught him to take care of himself, work with what he had and stay disciplined.

Sometimes the things that seem ordinary or even inconvenient when you’re young become the habits you appreciate most when you’re older.

Not everything your parents teach you feels important at the time. Some lessons take decades to understand.

09/26/2026

Why does tonight’s Harvest Moon look so enormous?

When the Moon rises beside trees, rooftops or distant hills, your brain has familiar objects to compare it with. That can make the Moon appear much larger than it does high in the sky.

Scientists call this the Moon illusion. Exactly how our brains create the effect is still debated, but the Moon itself hasn’t suddenly grown.

Try this: photograph the Moon near the horizon, then photograph it again later using the same zoom setting. Compare the images. Your eyes may remember a gigantic moonrise, even though the photographs show nearly the same size.

And that beautiful orange or golden color is a separate effect. Near the horizon, moonlight travels through more of Earth’s atmosphere, which scatters more blue light and leaves the Moon appearing more yellow, orange or reddish.

So tonight, look toward the eastern horizon around moonrise.

Is the Harvest Moon really bigger or is your brain playing a fascinating visual trick

09/26/2026

🌙 On September 29, 2026, the waning gibbous Moon will continue its journey through the constellation Ta**us, appearing close to the beautiful Pleiades star cluster in the night and early morning sky. The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a compact group of young, hot stars located about 440 light-years from Earth. As the Moon moves across the sky from night to night, its position relative to the stars changes noticeably, making this a beautiful opportunity for skywatchers to observe the Moon alongside one of the most recognizable star clusters in the heavens. Look toward the eastern sky during the early morning hours, away from bright city lights, for the best view. A pair of binoculars can make the Pleiades even more impressive, revealing many more stars than are visible to the naked eye.