APOD Oct.5 "Hi-res. ring of fire"

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makc
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APOD Oct.5 "Hi-res. ring of fire"

Post by makc » Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:59 am

this I mean.

Well, in hi-res image moon edge is not really smooth, not really round... Is that because of moon relief, or it's our atmosphere?
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Post by Empeda » Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:02 pm

My guess would be a bit of both, though more atmosopheric than relief.
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