An animation showing the 1.255 light second distance between us and the moon (the Sun is about 8 light minutes from us) created by planetary scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue using NASA imagery. and that’s not all. To wit:
This is the distance between the Earth and Moon with the correct sizes and scales. The real-time speed of light is also shown.
(Image: ‘Moonrise over Earth’ by Detlev Van Ravenswaay)
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Brought back lovely memories of PONG!
I came here to say this. :-(
I was sadly disappointed that there was no sound on the video – it really needs a ‘pong!’ at each end.
actually for any moon fans out there –
there’s a fab one due this Monday coming (21st) if the sky stays clear will be lovely Super Moon
aka Wolf Moon
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html
…if you get up very early (or stay up very late) you might catch the lunar eclipse which will give the moon a copper colour…a blood wolf moon!
You can see this in action yourself by procuring a powerful laser and telescope and firing it at the reflectors planted on the moon by the apollo missions.
You also get the satisfaction of knowing Justsayinlike and Bodger are gobpoos while doing this.
Jesus Christ t’night Roptile
D’ya get fed up listening t’ this constant loop of yerself
You must be cross-eyed by now
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEN?
Shhhuuusssssshhhh
Mill
You’ll wake them up
in tippy toes voice
Knowing where I’m not wanted is where
All’s well with you anyway yeah?
Guess who googled that Big Bang Theory episode where they fired a laser at the moon?
Guess who’s main science news digest consists of The Big Bang Theory?
Yer Ma?
why do you come here?
for the conspiracy craziness and the cats
…when you know it makes things hard for me
:)