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matthew chin
Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Yuen Long, Hong Kong
02/07/2021
07:13 am
07:13 am
Taken by D750 with 75-300mm lens.
combine two photos in PS
Sunrise (top) + Moonrise (bottom) over Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong
Sun + Moon is chinese word "明" (means bright)
While volume of Sun is 400 times of Moon, its distance to Earth is also 400 times farther than Moon to Earth. An eyeview on Earth they are both of similar size.
This let human able to view total solar eclipse and total lunar eclipse.
Sun at 20210207 07:13
Moon at 20180729 20:40
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