APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

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APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by APOD Robot » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:05 am

Image The Moona Lisa

Explanation: Only natural colors of the Moon in planet Earth's sky appear in this creative visual presentation. Arranged as pixels in a framed image, the lunar disks were photographed at different times. Their varying hues are ultimately due to reflected sunlight affected by changing atmospheric conditions and the alignment geometry of Moon, Earth, and Sun. Here, the darkest lunar disks are the colors of earthshine. A description of earthshine, in terms of sunlight reflected by Earth's oceans illuminating the Moon's dark surface, was written over 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. But stand farther back from your monitor or just shift your gaze to the smaller versions of the image. You might also see one of da Vinci's most famous works of art.

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Re: APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by Ann » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:13 am

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Re: APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by heehaw » Sat Oct 16, 2021 8:58 am

OOOoooooo!

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Re: APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by orin stepanek » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:12 pm

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It doesn't usually work that way; but sometimes smaller is better! 🧐
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Re: APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by orin stepanek » Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:36 pm

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I was intrigued by this photo! The girl with
the umbrella reminds me of the salt girl!
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Re: APOD: The Moona Lisa (2021 Oct 16)

Post by neufer » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:30 pm

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