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Credit & Copyright: Ji-Hoon Kim
Explanation:
If you look closely at the Moon, you will see a large airplane in front of it.
Well, not always.
OK, hardly ever.
Actually,
to
capture an
image
like
this takes
precise timing,
an exposure fast enough to freeze the airplane and not overexpose
the Moon -- but slow enough to see both, a steady camera, and luck -- because not
every plane that approaches
the Moon crosses in front.
Helpful equipment includes a camera with
fast continuous video mode and a mount that automatically
tracks the Moon.
The
featured fleeting superposition was captured from
Seoul,
South Korea
two weeks ago during a daytime
waxing gibbous
moonrise.
Within 1/10th of a second, the airplane crossing
was over.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon
Publications with words: Moon
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