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The Moon you see is not Moon

2003/07/08 Elhuyar Zientzia

What is that planetite seen in the image? Is the moon dancing on the atmosphere? No, that ball is not the Moon, nor dancing on the atmosphere, nor hidden in the back of the Earth. Instead of being the game of the Moon, it is that of light, an optical effect.

The photo was taken from the International Space Station in May. The sunlight, reflected and refracted in the atmosphere, created this curious image in the form of a Moon. This time, the light has not managed to deceive us, but who knows how many it has achieved…

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