Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Here is looking at you babe.

In a somewhat interesting experiment, one can see the green of the amazon through its reflection from the dark side of the moon. The earthshine spectrum is really the sun reflection on the earth then bouncing on the moon and bouncing back on earth (in a different spot). It is fascinating to be able to use the moon as a mirror....

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