Illecors@lemmy.cafeM to Spacetime@lemmy.cafeEnglish · 2 months ago[APOD] Moon Eclipses Saturnapod.nasa.govimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1image[APOD] Moon Eclipses Saturnapod.nasa.govIllecors@lemmy.cafeM to Spacetime@lemmy.cafeEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarens1linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoNice that this illustrates the relative apparent size of Saturn and the Moon in the sky, as you can only just see the moon’s curvature. Makes Saturn seem more like a real place to see it next to something very familiar
minus-squareGemini@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHaven’t thought about it this way, thank you!
![[APOD] Moon Eclipses Saturn](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2408/MoonEclipsesSaturn_Sanz_2000.jpg){kind=link}
Nice that this illustrates the relative apparent size of Saturn and the Moon in the sky, as you can only just see the moon’s curvature. Makes Saturn seem more like a real place to see it next to something very familiar
Haven’t thought about it this way, thank you!