/u/throwaway16830261's posts in /r/wallpapers
This photo, taken on May 10, 2024, "shows the Moon in the waxing crescent phase, with only a small sliver of the Sun-illuminated side visible on its right side. The rest of the Moon glows...by the light of the Sun after it has been reflected off of Earth—a phenomenon called earthshine." [8256x5504]
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"In the high desert plateau of southeastern Utah, the Colorado River and its tributaries cut across the landscape and carve numerous canyons. While orbiting over Utah" on July 28, 2023, "an astronaut aboard" the ISS "captured this photograph of the Upper Lake Powell region." [5568 x 3712]
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