Posted on 12/04/2023 2:19:36 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: No, the Moon is not a bow, and no, it did not shoot out a plane like an arrow. What is pictured is a chance superposition. The plane's contrail would normally appear white, but the large volume of air toward the rising Sun preferentially knocked away blue light, not only making the sky blue, but giving the reflected trail a bright red hue. Far in the distance, well behind the plane, the crescent Moon also appears slightly reddened. Captured early last month from Bolton, UK, the featured image was taken so soon after sunrise that the plane was sunlit from below, as was its contrail. Within minutes, unfortunately, the impromptu sky show ended. The plane moved out of sight. The Moon kept rising but became harder to see through a brightening sky. And the contrail gradually dispersed.
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Whoa. Looks like God’s getting his arrows ready for something...
Protip: The free NASA app from Google Play can be configured to set the wallpaper on a daily basis on any android device.
Your APOD Ping List is still valuable to me because it’s finding out more about the photo using my phone or tablet is too much like work for me ;-p
Thanks FRiend from a FReeper who appreciates what you do;
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Boy, APOD is really slipping...Did they mention the pollution from the jet exhaust?
No because this jet was on its way to or from the climate summit! They’re important! lol
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Be cool if that was a jet coming back from a Gaza bombing run.
Interesting.
Looks like Saturn
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