NASA photo of the Moon, and Lincoln Memorial


This one NOT taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, though I suspect a telephoto lens was involved.

“An amazing photo of a full moon over the Lincoln Memorial.” Photo: NASA

Another photo from the Department of Interior’s Great American Outdoors Tumblr site.

It’s a rising Moon, with the photo taken from the west side of the Lincoln Memorial, perhaps from the Virginia side of the Potomac River.  The Lincoln Memorial is now part of the National Park Service’s portfolio of properties around our national capital.

Update: Jude Crook points out in comments (below) that this was a NASA Photo of the Day, originally; two federal agencies cooperating in the interest of photographic excellence . . .

Super Perigee Moon

The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Washington. The full moon tonight is called a super perigee moon since it is at its closest to Earth in 2011. The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March 1993.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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3 Responses to NASA photo of the Moon, and Lincoln Memorial

  1. Unknown's avatar When the Moon rises over the Capitol, I’ll be waiting for you at the Lincoln Memorial* | Mr. Darrell's Wayback Machine says:
    January 21, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    […] Jude Crook points out in comments that this was a NASA Photo of the Day, originally; two federal agencies cooperating in the interest […]

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  2. Ed Darrell's avatar Ed Darrell says:
    January 21, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    Silly me — I didn’t even think of that.

    Thanks! Love the details, and the name of the photographer.

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  3. Jude's avatar Jude says:
    January 21, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    I searched for the original, out of curiosity. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1900.html

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