Friday 14 March 2014

A glory... what's that?

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A glory... what's that?
This helpful blog post reveals all. And it's the first on another planet!
#outerspace

Philip Plait originally shared:

You're orbiting Venus in your spaceship. As you circle the hellish planet below, there comes a moment when the Sun is shining from directly behind you, and you're looking down the length of your spaceship's shadow. What do you see?

This.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/03/12/venus_glory_optical_effect_seen_on_our_sister_planet.html

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