Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2022 July 30
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
                        resolution version available.

                               The Eagle Rises
     Image Credit: Apollo 11, [3]NASA - Stereo Image [4]Copyright: John
                             Kaufmann ([5]ALSJ)

   Explanation: Get out your [6]red/blue glasses and check out this stereo
   view from lunar orbit. The 3D [7]anaglyph was created from two
   photographs ([8]AS11-44-6633, [9]AS11-44-6634) taken by astronaut
   Michael Collins during the 1969 [10]Apollo 11 mission. It features the
   lunar module ascent stage, dubbed The Eagle, rising to meet the command
   module in lunar orbit on July 21. Aboard the [11]ascent stage are Neil
   Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first to [12]walk on the Moon. The
   smooth, [13]dark area on the lunar surface is Mare Smythii located just
   below the equator on the extreme eastern edge of the Moon's near side.
   Poised beyond the lunar horizon is [14]our fair planet Earth.

                    Tomorrow's picture: starburst galaxy
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                           & [36]Michigan Tech. U.

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   7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaglyph_image
   8. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS11-44-6633
   9. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS11-44-6634
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