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Credit & Copyright: Kris Smith
Explanation:
What are those specks in front of the Moon?
They are
silhouettes of the
International Space Station (ISS).
Using
careful
planning and split-second timing,
a meticulous lunar photographer captured ten images of the
ISS passing in front of last month's full moon.
But this wasn't just any full moon -- this was the first of the
three consecutive 2016 supermoons.
A supermoon is a
full moon
that appears a
few
percent larger and brighter than most other full moons.
The featured image sequence was captured near Dallas,
Texas.
Occurring today is the second supermoon of
this series, a full moon that is the
biggest and brightest not only of the year, but of any year since
1948.
To see today's super-supermoon yourself, just
go outside at night and look up.
The third supermoon of this year's series will occur in
mid-December.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - ISS
Publications with words: Moon - ISS
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