by Ann » Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:30 am
So, I was on this bus.
It may have been November, and it was getting dark.
There was a young couple on the bus, a boy and a girl.
Suddenly the girl said to the boy, Look at the Sun.
And I looked. There it was, the Sun, round and yellow. And I thought to myself, dreamily, There is something wrong. The Sun is sick. It is so wan. The Sun is shining, but it's quite dark... I guess we are all going to die...
That's the Moon, said the boy. And the world snapped into place again.
But lo and behold, the Sun went out again. At least for this APOD. See for yourself, it's dark
everywhere all at once! I guess someone put the Earth where the Sun doesn't shine!
Ann
So, I was on this bus. 🚌 It may have been November, and it was getting dark. ⬛ There was a young couple on the bus, a boy and a girl. 👫 Suddenly the girl said to the boy, Look at the Sun. 🌞
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And I looked. There it was, the Sun, round and yellow. And I thought to myself, dreamily, There is something wrong. The Sun is sick. It is so wan. The Sun is shining, but it's quite dark... I guess we are all going to die...
That's the Moon, said the boy. And the world snapped into place again.
[float=left][img3="Earth at Night. Image Credit: NASA, Suomi NPP VIIRS; Data: Miguel Román (NASA GSFC); Processing: Joshua Stevens"]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2202/EarthAtNight2016_SuomiNPP_1080.jpg[/img3][/float]
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But lo and behold, the Sun went out again. At least for this APOD. See for yourself, it's dark [b][i]everywhere[/i][/b] all at once! I guess someone put the Earth where the Sun doesn't shine!
Ann