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Moon II


Moon II
Photo Information
Copyright: Alp Capa (ArcapA) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 30 W: 16 N: 12] (186)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-21 5:27
Viewed: 476
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is an original photo. It was taken around 5 pm. You know sometimes moon is out during the day and even sometimes sun and moon can be observed at the same time. But I played with the contrast, colors, etc. The blue was softer in the original. And no tripod was used.

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It has no formal name other than "The Moon", although in English it is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon), or Selene (Greek for moon), to distinguish it from the generic "moon" (natural satellites of other planets are also called moons). Its symbol is a crescent. The terms lunar, selene/seleno-, and -cynthion (from the Lunar deities Selene and Cynthia) refer to the Moon (aposelene, selenocentric, pericynthion, etc.).

The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles). The Moon's diameter is 3,476 kilometers (2,160 miles).

The first manmade object to land on the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959, the first photographs of the otherwise occluded far side of the Moon were made by Luna 3 that same year, and the first people to land on the Moon came aboard Apollo 11 in 1969.

The Moon is in synchronous rotation, meaning that it keeps the same face turned toward Earth at all times. The side of the Moon that faces Earth is called the near side, and the opposite side is called the far side. The far side is also sometimes called the "dark side", which means "unknown and hidden", and not "lacking light" as might seem to be implied by the name; in fact the far side receives (on average) as much sunlight as the near side, but at opposite times. Spacecraft are cut off from direct radio communication with Earth when on the far side of the Moon.

The inclination of the Moon's orbit makes it implausible that the Moon formed along with the Earth or was captured later; its origin is the subject of some scientific debate.

Early speculation proposed that the Moon broke off from the Earth's crust due to centrifugal force, leaving an ocean basin (presumed to be the Pacific) behind as a scar. This concept requires too great an initial spin of the Earth and the presumption of a Pacific origin is not compatible with the geological standard model, the theory of plate tectonics. Others speculated the Moon formed elsewhere and was captured into its orbit. Two of the other theories include the coformation or condensation theory and the impact theory, which speculates that the Moon formed from the debris that resulted from a collision between the early Earth and a planetesimal.
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To suzley: thank youArcapA 1 03-21 16:07
To kedo: TeşekkürlerArcapA 1 03-21 16:07
To philip78ro: thank youArcapA 1 03-21 16:05
To brosnea: thank youArcapA 1 03-21 06:58
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Hi Alp,
Excellent capture!
I like the uniform tone of blue.
Is verry simple and effective.
Regards,
Filip.

Hello. I can´t say that´s a original photo. But I like the way you put it. You create a nice atmosphere. Very nice. Well done. Thanks for sharing. :O)

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  • kedo Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 26 W: 10 N: 0] (1274)
  • [2006-03-21 8:13]
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güzel fotoğraf değişik eline sağlık Alp

Hi.

Great shot and very good notes... all to often we see no notes. Superb in all departments.

S.

Hi
I like moon photos, and this shot captures the moment you describe very well.thanks

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