Starship Asterisk*

Nice trick description with the insertion of " northern horizon " in the explanation. I was startled at first, knowing my geography and that Antartica is south, coupled to the fact I just saw the full moon not too long ago at 48 degrees latitute north. Fish don't smell right and the beer is warm, at first. The light at the end of the tunnel was not another train coming the other way. You are looking north at the South end of the earth.Great shot, I wish I was that good.

[edited to add url... why is that so hard to leave a clue for what a hell you, people, are posting about? not everybody here monitor apod-s every day! - makc]

By the way, when I first saw a title, I was thinking about something like this:

*sigh* :p

hmm ... i thought i understood the significance of that picture but it may have eluded me... is the attraction simply that it is a good photo?

what picture are you talking about? apod is just good photo. my collage shows relative size of moon.

oh, ok

Actually, considering that it was taken at Davis Station (Davis is the most southerly Australian Antarctic station and is situated 2,250 nautical miles south-south-west of Perth, at 68 ° 35' South, 77 ° 58' East, on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land.) and being at 68deg south latitude, it would still have a north-south directional orientation. As opposed to the south pole proper which has a north only. (ok or circular cw/ccw)