First View of Moon (the dark side) Transiting Earth

Below is the description on the You Tube page.  If you are interested, you'll want to follow the link to the NASA site.

Published on Aug 5, 2015


This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away.

Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/f...

Credit: NASA/NOAA

That's awesome! It looks so very different than the Moon we see from Earth.

The link in your post doesn't work because it's abbreviated, but it's worth clicking on anyway. NASA has a pretty funny 404 error page.

Here's the full link: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth

Thanks for posting that washi. 

♫ And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes

I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. ♪

The link in your post doesn't work because it's abbreviated, but it's worth clicking on anyway. NASA has a pretty funny 404 error page.

Thanks.  I thought I checked the link after I posted, but I guess I blew it.  My bad, as the young folks say.