NASA releases 8400 hi res Apollo photos
Discussion
tuscaneer said:
fantastic photos!.....why only released now?
i'll tell you what i always find surprising.....that the earth from the moon (in my mind , at least, given the size difference) doesn't look bigger over the moon's horizon. the moon looks so close from here but given it's about a quarter of the size of the earth you'd expect when looking back at the earth it would be huge in the sky.
i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??
No idea but you are right the pic are fantastic. I love the space vehicle ones.i'll tell you what i always find surprising.....that the earth from the moon (in my mind , at least, given the size difference) doesn't look bigger over the moon's horizon. the moon looks so close from here but given it's about a quarter of the size of the earth you'd expect when looking back at the earth it would be huge in the sky.
i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??
No idea how to hot link from Flickr
Edited by Pesty on Monday 5th October 19:20
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