Capturing the Globe…
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Comparing nature-made and man-made satellite
The International Space Station is seen as a small object in the upper left of this photo of the Moon, in the skies over the Houston area. (Photo: Lauren Harnett / NASA via the Telegraph)
Triton (Neptune Moon)
Credit: NASA/Voyager 2
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. Such objects are often called moons. Shown here are 28 of the 240 moons of the Solar System, including those of the dwarf planets Pluto and Eris as well as that of asteroid 243 Ida. The Earth is included for scale. (via: Wikipedia)
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APOD: Moon and Venus Over SwitzerlandCredit & Copyright: David Kaplan
Explanation: Sometimes a morning sky can be a combination of serene and surreal. Such a sky perhaps existed before sunrise this past Sunday as viewed from a snowy slope in eastern Switzerland. Quiet clouds blanket the above scene, lit from beneath by lights from the village of Trübbach. A snow covered mountain, Mittlerspitz, poses dramatically on the upper left, hovering over the small town of Balzers, Liechtenstein far below. Peaks from the Alps can be seen across the far right, just below the freshly rising Sun. Visible on the upper right are the crescent Moon and the bright planet Venus. Venus will remain in the morning sky all month, although it will likely not be found in such a photogenic setting.
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Winter solstice and lunar eclipse the same day
Lunar eclipse and winter solstice took place on the same day ever since 1638. And I love this photo taken by Francis Anderson at Tuktoyaktuk. This and more photos at Boston Big Picture.










