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Moon-1.jpgThe Moon over a "Red Planet"83 visiteOriginal caption:"Near its Northernmost declination, tonight's Full Moon (Dec. 15, 2005) will be a special one, arcing high in Northern Hemisphere skies. But a Full Moon won't occur on this calendar date for another 19 years, a period known as the Lunar Metonic Cycle (...)".
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MoonIllusion.jpgThe rise of a Dream...57 visite
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MoonMercMonaco_jacques_full.jpgThe Moon and Mercury, from Monaco (FRA)133 visiteUna falce di Luna ed una piccola scintilla, piuttosto alta nel cielo della sera: Mercurio.
Una bella immagine che ci arriva dalla Francia e che ha trovato spazio anche nella Rubrica "NASA - Picture of the Day".
Questa la caption originale:"Low on the western horizon after sunset, a slender crescent Moon and wandering planet Mercury join the lights of Menton and Monaco along the French Riviera. Astronomer Vincent Jacques took advantage of this gorgeous photo opportunity a week ago on March 11, when the Moon and Mercury were separated in the sky by just 3°. Of course, the Moon in a slender crescent phase is always seen near the horizon, as is Mercury - a bright planet which can be difficult to glimpse as it never strays far from the Sun in Earth's sky. In the coming days good views of Mercury will indeed be fleeting as the Solar System's innermost planet is rapidly dropping closer to the glare of the setting Sun".
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Moon_Halo.jpgSpanish Moon55 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Moon_Planets.jpgPlanets...57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Moon_Venus.jpgVenus and the Moon276 visiteSembra un Sistema Stellare Binario, ripreso dalla superficie di un pianeta sconosciuto, posto ben oltre i limiti della nostra capacità di vedere, di comprendere e, forse, anche solo di immaginare e invece...
Invece si tratta del binomio Luna-Venere, con entrambi gli astri ampiamente sovraesposti - in modo tale da conferire loro un'apparenza 'quasi-stellare' - ripresi dalle sommità di una montagna degli USA.
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Moon_and_Mars.jpgIn the Twilights...82 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Moonlight.jpgDistortions... (Image Credit & Copyright: Giacomo Venturin)139 visite"...L'usanza comune a molti letterati di disprezzare il mondo moderno e' una maniera dissimulata di presumersi degni di un altro migliore..."
Aristide GabelliMareKromium
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MoonoverAntarctica.jpgAlien Landscape (Moon over Antarctica)116 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 25 Novembre 2005:"Last week, the nearly Full Moon set along the Northern Horizon - as seen from Davis Station, Antarctica. The squashed orange pumpkin shape just silhouettes the peak of a distant iceberg in this stunning view.
The Moon's apparently squashed shape is due to atmospheric bending of light or refraction - an effect which is more severe closer to the horizon. Skimming low along the stark features of the frozen landscape, the Moon's lower edge appears noticeably more distorted than the upper limb. Along with about 70 others present at Davis Station, Dr. Jim Behrens had a chance to enjoy the view while studying the ongoing detachment of a large iceberg known as "Loose Tooth".
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Moonrise.JPGMoonrise over Lick Observatory57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Moonrise.jpgThe "Moon Illusion"...From Cape Sounion190 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 23 Giugno 2005:"The Moon was full this month on June 22nd, only a day after the northern hemisphere's summer solstice. Since this solstice marked the northernmost point of the Sun's annual motion through planet Earth's sky, the full Moon rising near the ecliptic plane opposite the Sun was at its farthest south for the year. Only a month earlier, on May 23rd, astronomer Anthony Ayiomamitis recorded this picture of another southerly full Moon rising above Cape Sounion, Greece. The twenty-four hundred year old Temple of Poseidon lies in the foreground, also visible to sailors on the Aegean Sea. In this well-planned, single exposure, a long telephoto lens makes the Moon loom large, but even without optical aid casual skygazers often find the full Moon looking astonishingly large when seen near the horizon.
That powerful visual effect is known as the Moon Illusion".
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Moonrock.jpgLunar Cristal (True Colors)56 visiteUn frame splendido ed in Colori "VERISSIMI", dedicato a tutti quelli che pensano che la Luna sia monocromatica e di color grigio-cenere...MareKromium
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