Astronomy Picture of the Day - Eye of Moon

APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 2 Dec, 2020 | Image Credit & Copyright: Zachery Cooley

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: Who's watching who? The featured image of the Moon through a gap in a wall of rock may appear like a giant eye looking back at you. Although, in late October, it took only a single exposure to capture this visual double, it also took a lot of planning. The photographic goal was achieved by precise timing -- needed for a nearly full moon to appear through the eye-shaped arch, by precise locating -- needed for the angular size of the Moon to fit iconically inside the rock arch, and by good luck -- needed for a clear sky and for the entire scheme to work. The seemingly coincidental juxtaposition was actually engineered with the help of three smartphone apps. The pictured sandstone arch, carved by erosion, is millions of years old and just one of thousands of natural rock arches that have been found in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, USA. Contrastingly, the pictured Moon can be found up in the sky from just about anywhere on Earth, about half the time.

[MtnClimber]

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[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

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[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Thank you! ;-)

[humblegunner]

Qanon posted a “Drop” about this two years ago and it means
that Hillary is going to Jail and Obama is already in GITMO
and there are secret tunnels under the Vatican full of Haitian
kids and dancing peddyfiles. It is known.

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Obama is already in GITMO and there are secret tunnels under the Vatican full of Haitian kids and dancing peddyfiles.

Obama "PizzaGate"

[Pez149]

Sweet Photo 📷

I bet most people don’t realize that we see the same side of the Moon every time we look up at it.

[Ezekiel]

A beautiful view from Moab.

And here we can see both men on the Moon...

The traditional (large) one sits a bit left of center. He’s the one who always looks gobsmacked.

Then there’s the smaller man: relaxing, wearing dark shades, and smiling. His smile is the nose of the larger face.

Esau and Jacob.

Like the warning on the Flux Capacitor says:

SHIELD EYES FROM LIGHT.

[MtnClimber]

I bet most people don’t realize that we see the same side of the Moon every time we look up at it.

Probably so, unless you are a Pink Floyd fan.

It is called tidal locking.

[umgud]

WOW, what a great pic.

[DannyTN]

Is that one named “Leak of Moon”?

[MtnClimber]

Is all of that melted cheese going to the cheeseburger factory?

[BenLurkin]

The Mote in the Eye of God

[Repeal The 17th]

[Ezekiel]

Perfect!

:)

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As you both may well already know, the moon actually rotates on its axis in about the same time frame it revolves around the earth, always keeping the same side facing us, as you both have pointed out.

[Exit148]

When I was in China, I wondered if I could see a different part of the moon as compared to NJ.

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