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Helio C. Vital
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
01/15/2022
06:42 pm
06:42 pm
Equipment Details:
Nikon CoolPix P900 camera
Post-processing Details:
Contrast and brightness slightly improved with PhotoScape
Image Details:
The photo shows the low (17° altitude) Moon, 96% illuminated, apparently "rolling down the cloud" at sunset. Note the reddish glow of the setting Sun still shedding on the upper translucent altocumulus formation while a lower and darker cumulus cloud is seen in the foreground.
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