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NASA releases rare image of lunar “Earthrise”

NASA says the last full moon of the year will appear on Christmas Day.

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If the weather cooperates, Chicagoans will be treated to a rare Christmas morning full moon at 5:11 a.m., the first occurrence of a full moon on Christmas in 38 years.


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Throughout December, the moon is above the horizon for a long time and the full moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it’s opposite a low sun, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. And it won’t happen again for another 19 years.


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The last festive full moon was in 1977 and the next full moon on Christmas Day is not due until 2034. The space agency calls it “an added gift for the holidays”.

The photograph was put together with a series of shots taken on October 12, with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter situated approximately 83 miles above Earth. Capturing an image of the Earth and moon with LRO’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) instrument is a complicated task.

It’s true that this new photo shows our planet rising above the moon (in the same way the moon rises above the Earth), but that’s actually is not what you would have seen if you were located on the moon’s nearside.

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As per NASA’s website, “The moon on such an occasion is worth remembering as the moon is more than just a celestial neighbor”.

Rare Full Moon to Rise on Christmas; First in Nearly 40 Years