Earthrise, Earthset

Video of Earth rising and setting over the moon's horizon, taken with the HDTV camera aboard Japan's KAGUYA (SELENE) lunar explorer on November 7, 2007.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Earth
• moon
• earthrise
• earthset
• space
• JAXA
• HDTV
• Eno

[xMASHHEADx]

I agree with you. landing on the moon was one of the greatest human acheivments why do so many people believe that it was a hoax?

[thuddas]

We are. Were f***ing it hard. Everyday.

[5479900]

What is this song man?

[oldblob1]

Something else is wrong here. Pause the video at 1:21. Someone please explain that to me.

[zetalore]

ow now that is very beautifull.

[Badabeo]

wtf! I'm not a fan of conspiracy or things like that, but this clip looks like a fake! It reminds me the computer graphic (o_O) lol!?

p.s. we went to the moon in my opinion and i feel really proud of this great achievement!!

[dumbtreeclimber]

@JasonWardStudios

Due to libration, Earth would wobble in the sky slightly. For observers on the border between the "far" and "near" side of the Moon, they would see Earth slowly rise up and set in the same area of the sky. However, for all intents and purposes, you are correct.

[dumbtreeclimber]

@theta757

Take a photo of the Moon without zooming or cropping and you will see that it looks no more than a small circle far off in the sky. Earth is just 3.5 times larger than the Moon, so Earth from the Moon would not really look that big...just 1.8 degrees.

[dumbtreeclimber]

@theta757

From the Moon, Earth subtends to an angular diameter of 1.8 degrees. That is about three and a half times larger than the Moon appears from Earth (half a degree). The camera used no zoom, so Earth looks about as big as what it would look like in real life. Most likely, you have seen other photos of Earth from the Moon where zoom was used, which made Earth look huge in comparison to the distant craters. This is actual footage from an actual satellite that was orbiting the Moon.

[theta757]

The Earth should look bigger. Take a look at this picture: space.about.com/od/pictures/ig­/Earth-Pictures-Gallery/Distan­t-Earth-and-Moon.htm and imagine yourself on the moon's surface. Something's wrong here...