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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
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Six Years of Full Moons

February 06, 2023


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Photographer: Meiying Lee

Summary Author: Meiying Lee
This composite shows the full moons I’ve captured over the past 6+
years from my home in Taiwan. Because Mare Crisium is located on
the east side of the moon, its position can be used as a guide to the
moon’s location in the sky. Therefore, the moons pictured here are
arranged according to where the moon was in the sky on the night it was
photographed.

On the top row, Mare Crisium is the circular crater at the top of the
lunar disk. When it's in this position, the full moon rises in the
east. As the moon rises, the position of Mare Crisium shifts to the
right. When Mare Crisium is on the right side of the lunar surface, the
full moon is near the zenith –- around midnight. At this time of night,
the sky is near its darkest, and if the weather is clear, it’s easier
to detect the iron-gray lunar surface.

As the moon sets, Mare Crisium is turned toward the lower right. A full
moon sets about the time that the Sun rises. The color of the dawn is
usually gray-blue or pink-gray, so the color of the full moon will be
close to the color of the sky, and details in the lunar surface are
more challenging to detect.

All photos were taken at the same focal length. But you can observe
that the size of the moon may change significantly from one shot to the
next. This is of course related to the distance between the moon and
the Earth. Note that I also captured phases of a total lunar
eclipse (rows 2 and 3) as well as a jet airliner (row 3) passing
overhead of my location.

Yunlin, Taiwan Coordinates: 23.7092, 120.4313


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