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4 days ago · The Moon tonight is in Waning Crescent phase and is currently in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 368,066 kilometers from Earth. This image accurately depicts the Moon's current appearance, highlighting the key features near its terminator:
2 days ago · The Moon has been also a site of Earth observation, particularly culturally as in the 1968 photograph called Earthrise, taken by Bill Anders of Apollo 8. The Earth appears in the Moon's sky with an apparent size of 1° 48 ′ to 2°, [283] three to four times the size of the Moon or Sun in Earth's sky, or about the apparent width of ...
Explanation: No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's because the Earth's moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined with many detailed images returned by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a high resolution virtual Moon rotation movie has been composed.
3 days ago · What is the Moon? Should humans colonize the Moon? near and far sides of Earth's Moon. (Left) Near side of Earth's Moon, photographed by the Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter. (Right) Far side of the Moon with some of the near side visible (upper right), photographed by the Apollo 16 spacecraft. (more)
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2 days ago · Astronomy Picture of the Day. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Helene, small, icy moon of Saturn. Appropriately named, Helene is a Trojan moon, so called because it ...
4 days ago · Interactive star map of the sky visible from: Greenwich, United Kingdom. Time: 30-May-2024 11:32 Europe/London. Looking at: Moon [ information | tracker] [ less] [ more] Right Asc: 22h 31m 40s. Decl: -13° 14’ 02” (J2000) [ HMS | Dec] Magnitude: -10.30 Altitude: 2° Solar Elongation: 94.5° Constellation: Cap.
1 day ago · Antares, the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, is an anchor star of summer skies. A red supergiant star 12 times the sun's mass, it's one of the biggest stars in the night sky. You ...
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