Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 October 14
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                      The Falcon and the Hunter's Moon
               Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Michael Seeley

   Explanation: [5]The Full Moon of October 9th was the second Full Moon
   after the northern hemisphere autumnal equinox, traditionally called
   the Hunter's Moon. According to lore, the name is a fitting one because
   this Full Moon lights the night during a time for hunting in
   preparation for the [6]coming winter months. In this snapshot, a nearly
   full Hunter's Moon was captured just after sunset on October 8, rising
   in skies over Florida's Space Coast. [7]Rising from planet Earth a
   Falcon 9 rocket pierces the bright lunar disk from the photographer's
   vantage point. Ripples and fringes along the edge of the lunar disk
   appear as [8]supersonic shock waves generated by the [9]rocket's
   passage change the atmosphere's index of refraction.

                      Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend
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   8. https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter3.html
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