#Earth/Moon system

[without-ado]

Full Moon over the Temple of Poseidon l Lolos Marios

[cosmicfocus]

Moonset

The Moon holds a special place in our lives, influencing romance and evolution, as well as astronomy.

I love everything astronomical but I think I love the Moon most of all, even if a full Moon does interfere with my observing sessions! It has a special status in our lives. Moonlit nights represent romance to many. We can look at the Moon with pride, knowing that mankind was once there and soon will be again. If we lived elsewhere in the Solar System, we would look at the Earth/Moon system and…

[spacewonder19]

Crescent Moon over the Blue Earth ©

[karlrincon]

Today’s “Ring of Fire” eclipse. from, Bryce Canyon National Park.

Credits: NPS Photo/Peter Densmore.

[jaygaeze]

[humanoidhistory]

A solar eclipse on the Moon, illustrated by John Gorsuch, ca. 1969.

(Mike Acs)

[thepastisalreadywritten]

How the solar system travels through the galaxy! 🪐🌌🌑

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Saturn Photobombs Luna

[theofficialastronomy101]

125 mega pixel shot! One of the hardest shots to take! ISS orbital moon shot!

[world-beauty]

This is how our solar system actually works

[without-ado]

Full Plankton Moon over Maldives l Petr Horálek via NASA APOD

[spacewonder19]

Super Blue Moon 2023 © astrofalls

[hiddenspace]

Jupiter & Saturn 🪐

[krakenmare]

Apollo 16: Earthrise (April 19, 1972)

[quiltofstars]

A moon ring // Christian Bennich

Moon rings, or 22° halos, are formed when moonlight (or sunlight) refracts through millions of ice crystals in the atmosphere.

[spaceadvances]

The James Webb Space Telescope is so incredibly sensitive, it could detect the heat signature of a bumblebee on the Moon (if, that is, there were bumblebees on the Moon).