
This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at
its closest point.
You also see the sun below the moon.
An amazing photo and
not one easily duplicated, received via e-mail.
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Sun and Moon Viewed over the North Pole
![]() This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at
its closest point. You also see the sun below the moon. An amazing photo and
not one easily duplicated, received via e-mail.
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Re: Sun and Moon Viewed over the North Pole
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RY Deshpande
on Sun 22 Feb 2009 06:10 AM IST | Profile | Permanent Link
... and what about this?
~ RYD ![]() ![]() Re: Sun and Moon Viewed over the North Pole
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auroman
on Sun 22 Feb 2009 07:52 AM IST | Profile | Permanent Link
The moon seemed to large so I searched. It's fake! A digital creation by a German student Inga Nielsen http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/northpole.asp See http://nielsen.sp01.ab-webspace.de/gallery/details.php?image_id=63 The explanation for this is over here. Moon and Sun subtend the same angle and so appear the same size. http://www.mathopenref.com/subtend.html Re: Re: Sun and Moon Viewed over the North Pole
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RY Deshpande
on Sun 22 Feb 2009 10:18 AM IST | Profile | Permanent Link
Thanks. Here's the additional info.
[Astronomy Picture of the Day 2006 June 20] Hideaway Illustration Credit & Copyright: Inga Nielsen Explanation: Is this a picture of a sunset from Earth's North Pole? Regardless of urban legends circulating the Internet, the answer is no. The above scene was drawn to be an imaginary celestial place that would be calm and peaceful, and therefore titled Hideaway. The scene could not exist anywhere on the Earth because from the Earth, the Moon and the Sun always have nearly the same angular size. This is particularly apparent, for example, during solar eclipses. Still, the scene drawn is quite striking, and the crescent part of the "moon" shown is approximately accurate given the location of the parent star. In reality, the North Pole of Earth looks different. Starting earlier this month, the North Pole even has a web camera returning near-live pictures. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060620.html Trackbacks
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