Posted on 12/03/2023 12:11:53 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: These people are not in danger. What is coming down from the left is just the Moon, far in the distance. Luna appears so large here because she is being photographed through a telescopic lens. What is moving is mostly the Earth, whose spin causes the Moon to slowly disappear behind Mount Teide, a volcano in the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa. The people pictured are 16 kilometers away and many are facing the camera because they are watching the Sun rise behind the photographer. It is not a coincidence that a full moon rises just when the Sun sets because the Sun is always on the opposite side of the sky from a full moon. The featured video was made in 2018 during the full Milk Moon. The video is not time-lapse -- this was really how fast the Moon was setting.
Today's image is a video at the link source. Although I generally do not like APOD videos, this one is pretty interesting, roughly 2 minutes in length.
Today's image is a video at the link source. Although I generally do not like APOD videos, this one is pretty interesting, roughly 2 minutes in length.
The moon never looks that big from where I live.
You aren’t standing close enough.
I could not tell if those people had baseball gloves on. They might be planning to catch the moon and use it as a light to find their way down.
They’ll probably eat it as a snack. All that climbing works up an appetite and cheese isn’t going to last long.
Same here..
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