ATProto Browser

ATProto Browser

Experimental browser for the Atmosphere

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I may not understand this right: Earth's diameter as seen from the Moon should be more than three times the diameter of the Moon as seen from Earth. So how can they have the same diameter in this picture? I suspect, that in reality this is a shot of an eclipse of the Sun from Earth.

Mar 14, 2025, 6:25 PM

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