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Several regions of the world have enjoyed the recent Full Snow Moon. View Full moon it was recorded by astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) and the results were amazing.
A full moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. As quoted detikINET from Live Science, the full moon appears about every 29.5 days.
Well, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, shared a photo of the full Moon from its location on the ISS. It looks like a beautiful sight of the Moon sitting on Earth’s horizon and shining against the dark background of outer space.
“The moon looks surprisingly bright. We will soon explore our neighbor again,” wrote Mark on Twitter. Many netizens were amazed by the post.
Shockingly bright as I opened our shades, the Moon lingered, strutting by. Lots of time to find good camera settings! Soon we’ll be exploring our neighbor again. pic.twitter.com/iHikzSiwAm
– Mark T. Vande Hei (@Astro_Sabot) February 16, 2022
Previously, the astronauts there had been spoiled with views of Earth’s natural satellite, before reaching a full full moon. On February 15, for example, the Moon was snapped while it was over the Red Sea.
Then on Valentine’s Day last February 14th, astronauts witnessed Full moon rises above the Earth’s horizon. At that time, the ISS station was orbiting at an altitude of 420 kilometers above the Pacific Ocean.
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The full moon from space. Photo: NASA– |
NASA itself is preparing a manned mission to re-explore the Moon as they did in the 1960s. The world’s most powerful rocket, SLS, is currently being intensively prepared to visit the Moon, possibly in 2023, slightly off schedule for one reason or another.
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