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Waxing Gibbous Moon at 55%

Waxing Gibbous Moon

This image of the waxing gibbous moon was taken in September of 2013. In this image south is up and the prominent crater Tycho is top right. The Sea of…

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Read more about the article Mercury transiting the Sun
Animated gif of the Mercury transit

Mercury transiting the Sun

This image was taken in May of 2016. Mercury last transited the sun in 2019 and the next transit is in 2032. Mercury transits the sun every few years from…

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Read more about the article Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko

This comet was captured transiting the Leo Triplet of galaxies in the constellation Leo. It was first photographed and discovered in 1969 and has an orbital period of 6.45 years.…

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Full Moon Size Comparison

Super Moon Comparison

These 3 different full moon images show the moon at different distances. The second and third image show nearly identical distances. Please don't read anything into the different brightnesses, that…

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