Sunday, May 3, 2015

Moonrise in Mauna Kea's shadow...

Moonrise in Mauna Kea's shadow...  Debbie and I have been on the summit of Mauna Kea a half-dozen or so times.  That's not as impressive as it perhaps sounds, though – if you have a four wheel drive vehicle, you can drive right to the top!  On one of those visits, we stayed for the sunset, and saw Mauna Kea's shadow stretching eastward over the fantastically green slopes below, and onto the blue, blue ocean beyond.  This photo shows the shadow mainly on the cloud tops far below the summit, and in the haze in the air above.  Full resolution version here.  Via APOD, of course...

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