Posted on 02/11/2024 2:26:52 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Why would the shadow of a rocket's launch plume point toward the Moon? In early 2001 during a launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, the Sun, Earth, Moon, and rocket were all properly aligned for this photogenic coincidence. First, for the space shuttle's plume to cast a long shadow, the time of day must be either near sunrise or sunset. Only then will the shadow be its longest and extend all the way to the horizon. Finally, during a Full Moon, the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the sky. Just after sunset, for example, the Sun is slightly below the horizon, and, in the other direction, the Moon is slightly above the horizon. Therefore, as Atlantis blasted off, just after sunset, its shadow projected away from the Sun toward the opposite horizon, where the Full Moon happened to be.
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To me, it looks like a tasty cheeseburger being flipped.
We’ve been enjoying this; it’s quieter right now, as I write; but should get busier again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60lno6Bq-9U
That is correct. After Newton discovered his three laws of motion, he discovered that the universal unit of mass is the cheeseburger.
The aurora is peaking right now.
It’s been very beautiful.
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