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| The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms (March 24, 2012) |
In this photo the New Moon during the equinox was illuminated by Earthlight in a process called Earthshine. The picture was taken on March 20 in Esfahan, Iran. A large portion of the light that is shone on the Moon is due to cloud cover, but Leonardo da Vinci's description from 500 years ago explains that it's from light reflected off the oceans.
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