▲ 356 ▼ 48 different colors of the moon (lemmy.world) submitted 6 months ago by SpaceFacts@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 6 months ago (5 children) Purple moon?! The moon can turn purple?! permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] brillotti@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (3 children) All those photos are taken from Earth, and its atmospheric conditions filter the color of the light reflected off the Moon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago The unromantic space moons permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 7 points 6 months ago White balance setting on the camera probably explains it to some degree as well permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 point 6 months ago What, from Earth? The same place my eyes are? permalink fedilink source parent [–] TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) Perhaps it's due to Rayleigh scattering? The same that causes the sky to become purple permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brillotti@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (3 children) All those photos are taken from Earth, and its atmospheric conditions filter the color of the light reflected off the Moon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago The unromantic space moons permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 7 points 6 months ago White balance setting on the camera probably explains it to some degree as well permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 point 6 months ago What, from Earth? The same place my eyes are? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago The unromantic space moons permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 7 points 6 months ago White balance setting on the camera probably explains it to some degree as well permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 point 6 months ago What, from Earth? The same place my eyes are? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) Perhaps it's due to Rayleigh scattering? The same that causes the sky to become purple permalink fedilink source parent
