Perspective Matters
Thu Feb 19 2009
Post a commentSome wonderful shots of the recent lunar eclipse on February 10th:
“Wait a second”, you might be saying, “that looks more like a solar eclipse!”. And you’d be right. But this is indeed a series of photos taken during a lunar eclipse. The reason the sun is obscured is simple — these shots were taken from the moon, by Japan’s Kaguya lunar orbiter.
Kaguya’s been sending back some wonderful high definition pictures, from a scientific perspective, certainly, but also just on a level of appreciation for raw beauty. Another notable series is that of the Earthrise, a frame of which is shown below:
More on Kaguya’s coverage of the eclipse in particular here. Or, you can start exploring some HD video captured by Kaguya — starting with the Earthrise.
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