For centuries, the Moon has enthralled sky gazers with its periodically changing shape.?
Among these several forms taken by the Moon over a month, Full Moon has always proven to be a thing of beauty, whether it is a Full Moon of colour or just the Moon as we know it forming a complete circle. All these views, however, have been captured from the ground on Earth.
So what happens when someone observes the Full Moon from the International Space Station, floating in orbit around 250 miles above Earth? NASA has now provided us with an answer.
The US space agency recently shared images of the Full Moon that adorned the night sky on December 5. The striking part of these images is that they have been clicked by astronauts currently occupying the ISS, meaning that the images have been clicked from space.
As can be expected, the images turn out to be a delight for sky gazers, showing the Full Moon from a never-seen-before perspective. The images going viral on social media is only a testimony to that.
The Full Moon, of course, looks clearer in the images than what is observed from Earth with a naked eye. What's more, it can be seen hovering over a blue hue in the sky, denoting Earth and its atmosphere. The picturesque amalgamation is just mesmerizing.
Other than the Moon being at the peak of its beauty lately, it has been the object of much interest to NASA. This is because the space agency is throttling ahead with its plans to setup a human base on it, as part of its Artemis mission.?
It recently announced the names of a total of 18 astronauts who will form what is being called the 'Artemis Team.' You can read the names of all these astronauts here.