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Basically the only way to get a view like this is to be in a lissajous orbit at the Earth-Sun L1 point and happen to get a lucky alignment between the satellite
by ngoldbaum 10y ago
Basically the only way to get a view like this is to be in a lissajous orbit at the Earth-Sun L1 point and happen to get a lucky alignment between the satellite, earth, and Moon sometime near a full moon.
- mhandley 10y agoIf the moon is on the sunny side of the earth, it's going to be a new moon (as viewed from Earth), not a full moon.
- ngoldbaum 10y agoOf course you're right.
- Retric 10y agoEarth sees the other side, so it's a new moon from earth and a full Moon from the satiate. However, due to location closer to the sun (L1) the satellite always sees the sunny side of the Moon.