Twitter users with an interest in outer space had a field day with memes on Friday after a post from NASA showed the moon briefly passing over a portion of the sun from the view of NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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NASA described the phenomena as a “photobomb.”
“The lunar transit lasted about 45 minutes, between 3:41 and 4:25 p.m. EDT, with the Moon covering about 26 percent of the Sun at the peak of its journey,” NASA wrote in a statement.
“The Moon’s shadow obstructs SDO’s otherwise constant view of the Sun, and the shadow’s edge is sharp and distinct since the Moon has no atmosphere which would distort sunlight.”
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Narcissistic moon! Always trying to get in the pic. https://t.co/Xyhk9XD0Bk
— Stacy Kish (@StacyWKish) October 20, 2017
What a joker! 🌑🌚🃏 https://t.co/aGLgOalVbf
— Kirsty Duncan (@KirstyDuncanMP) October 20, 2017
On Oct 19, the Moon photobombed our @NASASun observatory that typically watches the Sun 24/7. Take a look: https://t.co/AjQdhZDXMm pic.twitter.com/gvuaq7CA2b
— NASA (@NASA) October 20, 2017
The moon be like pic.twitter.com/yUnYsB9pre
— Xixi🌺 (@Sweet_Xixi) October 20, 2017
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