plafman on January 7th, 2018 at 22:42 UTC »
Zoom in on the lower point of the crescent moon, you can see a part lit by the sun that is disconnected from the rest. Very cool that there is a mountain high enough that you can see from Earth.
Sp00kyD0gg0 on January 7th, 2018 at 23:42 UTC »
Undeniable proof that the Moon is by far the largest planet in the solar system.
NeroJoe on January 8th, 2018 at 00:57 UTC »
If anyone is wondering, here's a rough sketch of how you get a view like this:
https://imgur.com/roXi9iR
Edit: Glad I could help! I teach an astronomy unit to 7th graders, so I kind of go through this every year.
plafman on January 7th, 2018 at 22:42 UTC »
Zoom in on the lower point of the crescent moon, you can see a part lit by the sun that is disconnected from the rest. Very cool that there is a mountain high enough that you can see from Earth.
Sp00kyD0gg0 on January 7th, 2018 at 23:42 UTC »
Undeniable proof that the Moon is by far the largest planet in the solar system.
NeroJoe on January 8th, 2018 at 00:57 UTC »
If anyone is wondering, here's a rough sketch of how you get a view like this:
https://imgur.com/roXi9iR
Edit: Glad I could help! I teach an astronomy unit to 7th graders, so I kind of go through this every year.