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NASA Satellite Captures Optical Illusion Where The Moon Appears To Go Backwards
Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a strange series of images in which the Moon appears to go rogue, crossing the Sun as usual but then briefly pausing to change direction. No, it isn’t a sign of cosmological armageddon, but an optical illusion familiar to astronomers.
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Three Telescopes Worked To Create This One Amazing Image Of The Sun
Thanks to the Solar Dynamics Observatory, humanity keeps a 24/7 unceasing watch on our friendly neighbourhood star. But to get a better appreciation of what’s going on on the sun’s surface, SDO has to rope in some friends.