It was 52 years ago today that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. Their photographs of the moon, and others taken since then, have become commonplace. But for Moon Day—the annual celebration of that first lunar landing—let"s take a close look at this extraordinary image of Earth"s only natural satellite. Prathamesh Jaju, age 16, of Pune, India, worked for over 40 hours stitching together this detailed photograph from more than 50,000 images he took of the moon"s surface. Jaju, who describes himself as an "amateur astrophotographer," used an automated telescope to track the moon"s movements over a four-hour period in May 2021. The result is this highly detailed portrait showing the moon"s craters, textures, shadows, and colors. While this image may be as close as we ever get to the moon, at least we know we"ll never gaze at it the same way again.
Fly me to the moon
Today in History
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Autumnal equinox
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Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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American bison
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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Oktoberfest begins
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Maybe we should be looking up
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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A crested partridge
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Cable car station, Graubünden, Switzerland
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It’s showtime for a precious crop
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Float on
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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’Chess on ice’
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Protect your neck
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In the valley of the doll
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Hezké svátky
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Happy Cousins Day!
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International Day of the Tropics