1 day old moon with earthshine, optical image. This waxing (increasing in apparent size) moon has a crescent sliver of sunlight highlighting its under

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1 day old moon with earthshine, optical image. This waxing (increasing in apparent size) moon has a crescent sliver of sunlight highlighting its underside. The rest of the surface is faintly lit by light reflected from the Earth, a phenomenon known as earthshine. The moon here is in its first day of a 28-day cycle.

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Size: 3504px × 2835px
Photo credit: © ECKHARD SLAWIK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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