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Shimmerings
Enchanted Learning® Photoblog      Posted July 14, 2012   10:03 am

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The Pleiades Looking Down on the Moon
 
The Pleiades Looking Down on the Moon

The Pleiades and the Moon, shining through clouds.

You can see earthshine—sunlight reflected from the Earth illuminating the dark part of the crescent moon.
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Date taken: July 14, 2012
Place taken: Mercer Island, WA, USA
Mitchell Spector
Copyright ©2012 Enchanted Learning, LLC

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