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The Moon Begins Setting Below Earth's Horizon

The Moon begins setting below Earth's horizon the atmosphere refracting, or bending, its light making it appear flatter in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia.

 

Image Credit: NASA

 

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