Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2023 April 26 [2]A nearly full Moon is seen through the famous Arc de Triomphi with trees and cars lining the foreground. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. The Moon through the Arc de Triomphe Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Stefano Zanarello Explanation: Was this a lucky shot? Although many amazing photographs are taken by someone who just happened to be in the right place at the right time, [4]this image took skill and careful planning. First was the angular scale: if you shoot too close to the famous [5]Arc de Triomphe in [6]Paris, [7]France, the full moon will appear too small. Conversely, if you shoot from too far away, the moon will appear [8]too large and not fit inside [9]the Arc. Second is timing: [10]the Moon only appears centered inside [11]the Arc for small periods of time -- from this distance less than a minute. Other [12]planned features include lighting, relative [13]brightness, [14]height, capturing a [15]good foreground, and digital processing. And yes, there is some luck involved -- for example, [16]the sky must be clear. This time, the planning was successful, bringing two of humanity's most famous icons photographically together for all [17]to enjoy. Today's adventure link: Click "Paris" (above) Tomorrow's picture: open space __________________________________________________________________ [18]< | [19]Archive | [20]Submissions | [21]Index | [22]Search | [23]Calendar | [24]RSS | [25]Education | [26]About APOD | [27]Discuss | [28]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [29]Robert Nemiroff ([30]MTU) & [31]Jerry Bonnell ([32]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [33]Specific rights apply. [34]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [35]ASD at [36]NASA / [37]GSFC, [38]NASA Science Activation & [39]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2304/MoonArc_zanarello_1365.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/stefano.zanarello/ 4. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrER4JxslXM/ 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe 6. https://youtu.be/72kRM86V-dw 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France 8. https://media-be.chewy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/29114842/pet-boops-main.jpg 9. https://www.paris-arc-de-triomphe.fr/ 10. https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/moon-phases/ 11. https://youtu.be/agnZuZkqW-M 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210913.html 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230308.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110417.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221213.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220321.html 17. https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/happy-cat-smiling-23__880.jpg 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230425.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 22. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 27. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230426 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230427.html 29. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 31. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 32. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 33. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 34. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 35. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 36. https://www.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 38. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 39. http://www.mtu.edu/