October 27, 2004
Moon to Mars

One of the nice things about living in the middle of nowhere is that I can again see the night sky:

moontomars.jpg

Posted by T.L. James on October 27, 2004 09:54 PM

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Funny you should post that image with that title. As I was watching the eclipse approach totality with my daughter, most of Luna in shadow except for a bright sliver at the upper right, I commented that it was like a close-up view of Mars with an exagerrated polar ice cap.



Posted by: Carl Carlsson at October 27, 2004 10:22 PM

It was striking how much it resembled the common images of Mars.

I wish I had thought to buy a telephoto lens, though. Live and learn.



Posted by: T.L. James at October 27, 2004 10:54 PM