Our closest celestial neighbour has kept us company for at least four billion years and has entertained our imagination in a variety of
ways. It certainly has been involved in our maturation as a species with man's first step on a body beyond our planet during the latter
part of the twentienth century and will, inevitably, be our first stop prior to any sort of manned travel to a further celestial body
such as Mars. The moon has been a great source of education about our own planet's evolutionary history; it has entertained many
inquisitive minds from earlier cultures and generations about the universe in general and man's role in particular; it has enriched the
minds of young children taking their first look through a telescope and continues to impact our lives in ways we may or may not readily
recognize including tidal forces and various natural rhythms and cycles.
Note: The effort below involving the rising full moon was taken a few kilometers from the seaside resort area
of Oropos northeast of Athens and whose history dates to the time of the golden age of ancient Greece. Oropos is best known for the
sacred sanctuary Amphiareion (5th century BC) lying in the immediate hills and which was visited by pilgrims in their desire to consult
the oracle Amphiaraus for advice and healing.
Note: For photos of the sun and/or full moon against well-known Greek archaeological grounds
and sites, please click here.
Body: Moon Mass: 0.0123 x Earth Mean Eq Diameter: 0.2719 x Earth Distance: 393,001 km Sidereal Rev: 27d 07h 43m 11s Age: 15d 08h 14m Phase: 99.5° Diameter: 30.45' Magnitude: -12.5 Rukl: N/A |
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Date: May 04, 2015 21:07:17 UT+3 Location: Oropos, Greece Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106/f5 AP 2x Conv Barlow Canon EOS 5D Mk I Baader UV/IR-Cut Filter Exposure(s): 1 x 1/25 sec ISO 200 RAW Image Format 4368x2912 Image Size Manual Mode Software: Digital Photo Pro V1.6.1.0 Photoshop CS2 Processing: RAW to TIFF (16-bit) conv Resampling JPG Compression |