Earth, Moon, Hubble
Explanation:
The
Space Shuttle Discovery Crew was fortunate
enough to witness one of the brighter full moon's
from orbit two weeks ago during their mission to fix the
Hubble Space Telescope.
Pictured on the left, the
horizon of the Earth
is visible below this full
Moon, which is below the edge of the
Hubble Space Telescope.
The
full Moon on this day, last December 22,
was a few percent
brighter than average because
it was full at nearly the same time it was at
its closest to the Earth, which comes at a time when the
Earth is relatively close to the Sun.
The Shuttle Crew
successfully showered Hubble with needed holiday gifts,
including six new
gyroscopes, a
new computer, and new
batteries.
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Robert Nemiroff
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Jerry Bonnell
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