Observation by Alex Pratt: Earth in Bradford; Moon in Wakefield

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2019 Aug 27 - 10:00

Uploaded

2019 Aug 27 - 21:21

Objects

The Moon
The Earth
Meeting

Equipment

Canon EOS 500D + f/2.8 lens
Canon PhotoStitch

Location

Bradford and Wakefield

Target name

7-metre Earth and Moon globes

Title

Earth in Bradford; Moon in Wakefield

About this image

The Earth and Moon have come to Yorkshire.

Artist Luke Jerram is well-known for his 7-metre diameter globes of the Earth and the Moon, constructed from high-resolution NASA images. One of his Gaia globes is currently on display in the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, and in Wakefield Market Hall his Museum of the Moon highlights a lunar globe.

As an occasional lunar observer (these days I use the Moon as an occulting bar to observe double stars and Kepler2 stars) it was great to walk around the large globe and see its Far Side in detail, noting how different it is to the side facing Earth and the transition between these regions.

Files associated with this observation

Gaia - Moon - ARP.jpg (1.3 MB)

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