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As the sun set over the Sonoran Desert, the animals came out to play. The deer grazing among the saguaro were probably mule but could have been white-tailed — it was tough to say at dusk with only mini red-light flashlights in hand instead of binoculars. The bird that perched on a tree branch for a few seconds before flying away had the distinctive silhouette of an owl.
Mount Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest is a popular destination year-round, but especially during the summer season as temperatures rise in the Tucson area.
Mount Lemmon in the Coronado National Forest is a popular destination year-round, but especially during the summer season as temperatures rise in the Tucson area.
The quasi-moon's orbit extends so far that 'it sweeps out halfway to Mars and in halfway to Venus.'
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