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Old June 8th 17, 11:20 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Polar night and a full moon

At the moment the reflected light of the moon makes it look like broad daylight at the South pole when it is close to polar midnight -

https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm

There is the second image of telescopes yet they must spend $50 on a webcam even though the moon is in full view for a considerable period unlike anywhere on Earth thereby they miss being able to watch the phase changes in a seamless way ,weather permitting.