Posted on 09/02/2024 11:10:30 AM PDT by MtnClimber
[Catching up from yesterday]
Explanation: Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is pictured are foreground clouds on Earth crossing in front of the Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its surface visible by reflected Earthlight, known as Da Vinci glow. The Sun directly illuminates the brightly lit lunar crescent from the bottom, which means that the Sun must be below the horizon and so the image was taken before sunrise. This double take-inducing picture was captured on 2019 December 24, two days before the Moon slid in front of the Sun to create a solar eclipse. In the foreground, lights from small Guatemalan towns are visible behind the huge volcano Pacaya.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
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Cool picture. Thanks for posting.
Magnificent.
Too cool.
Way too cool.
Unusual, the photographer was in the right place at the right time. Great picture!
When that phenomenon occurs soon after new moon, it’s called “the old moon in the new moon’s arms.” Same thing when it happens shortly before new moon but not as many people see the moon before dawn as after sunset.
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