[Magdalen] Good grief! talk about a rare event! Wonderful photo.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Amazing!

> On Oct 13, 2015, at 4:11 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I did not know this, but apparently we have a satellite waaay out there
> watching the earth. As it happens, the moon came between the satellite and
> the earth, and it also just happened that this happened when the sun was
> behind the "photographer," so we get a full sphere (well, virtually full)
> of both the earth and the moon.
> 
> This link points to the NASA web site's animation of a series of photos.
> This is a real jaw dropper. Both the Earth and the moon are in focus at the
> same time, which initially made me think this had to be a hoax. From that
> distance, however, I guess focal length isn't a big factor....
> 
> http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth
> 
> Here is a tinyurl for those having trouble with the gee-whiz-that's-long
> URL above.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/nre2skf
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pljHSnNzygg
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkb54z8i4l0
> 
> 
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy