AMAZING SPACE: Residents take photos of the full moon

AS the beautiful, clear autumn afternoons with its pink and purple hues turn to the dark of night, we are all under the same sky looking at the same moon.

And the full Scorpio moon has brought out many Mackay region stargazers and photographers.

The Daily Mercury asked for photos of the moon in all its glory and, boy, did you deliver!

The gallery of glowing pictures make you want to poke your head outside and see for yourself.

The mighty moon is just one of the wonders of the galaxy kids can learn about in the new Amazing Space sticker series promotion starting this weekend.

MOON PHOTOS: We want to see your moon/night sky photos. Share your pic with us below and get ready, our Amazing Space activity book lifts off on Saturday, May 15. Details here: http://ow.ly/MzxKn

Posted by Daily Mercury on Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Discover the secrets of the cosmos and everything out-of-this-world with the Amazing Space sticker series.

Tokens will be placed in the paper from next Saturday May 16 until June 6.

Present the tokens at participating newsagents for the FREE activity book, 3D glasses and sticker card.

Collect all 30 stickers, plus instant prizes.


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