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Simultaneous Sunset And Moonset: NASA's Image Of The Day

By Andrew Prince
Published August 3, 2011 at 2:08 PM EDT
The moon, seen from the International Space Station, on July 31.
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The moon, seen from the International Space Station, on July 31.

Peer out from an International Space Station window, and you might be greeted by this spectacular view, selected as NASA's image of the day. It's a simultaneous sunset and moonset; because the space station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, the crew experiences this about 16 times a day. Not bad.

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