by Ann » Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:00 am
emc wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:05 am
These are among my favorite picture scape subjects. The ones that include a little bit of planet earth. I’m betting Ann the Color Commentator has a thing or two to say about the
blue moon! I’m kinda partial to the moon myself!
Ah, sorry to disappoint you, emc! I wasn't even going to comment on this APOD!
Not because it is a bad Image. It is, on the contrary, a beautiful and suggestive image. The Moon looks enormous, as if it was really going to fall down on us. At the same time, it almost blends with the sky, as if it was translucent. As if it was a ginormous balloon.
And the markings on the Moon, the well-known marias, almost look man-made, as if we were looking at a slate floor:
So why didn't I plan to comment on this APOD?
Well, partly because it makes me sigh when people call the Moon blue, for whatever reason. But mostly, I normally don't comment on Moon images because of, well, the Moon. The Moon doesn't give me much of a kick. I'm not into astronomy for the sake of the Moon.
I guess my favorite Moon image is this one:
It's a picture that really puts the Earth and the Moon into perspective. You have to gasp when you see it. At least it makes me gasp a little.
Ann
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These are among my favorite picture scape subjects. The ones that include a little bit of planet earth. I’m betting Ann the Color Commentator has a thing or two to say about the [b]blue[/b] moon! I’m kinda partial to the moon myself! :D
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[img3="Blue Supermoon Beyond Syracuse
Credit & Copyright: Kevin Saragozza"]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2309/SuperBlueMoon_Saragozza_960.jpg[/img3]
Ah, sorry to disappoint you, emc! I wasn't even going to comment on this APOD!
Not because it is a bad Image. It is, on the contrary, a beautiful and suggestive image. The Moon looks enormous, as if it was really going to fall down on us. At the same time, it almost blends with the sky, as if it was translucent. As if it was a ginormous balloon.
[img3=""]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XG02gm43S._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg[/img3]
And the markings on the Moon, the well-known marias, almost look man-made, as if we were looking at a slate floor:
[attachment=0]a3654f5f3112a87a064e64a1d462c8df[1].jpg[/attachment]
So why didn't I plan to comment on this APOD?
Well, partly because it makes me sigh when people call the Moon blue, for whatever reason. But mostly, I normally don't comment on Moon images because of, well, the Moon. The Moon doesn't give me much of a kick. I'm not into astronomy for the sake of the Moon.
I guess my favorite Moon image is this one:
[img3="Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders"]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg/1024px-NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg[/img3]
It's a picture that really puts the Earth and the Moon into perspective. You have to gasp when you see it. At least it makes me gasp a little.
Ann