The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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The Moon

The Moon

This picture was taken on September 1, 2005. Celestron SPC-6, Olympus Camedia C4000. That's all I can remember.  This is an example of Earthshine.  There was moonshine on Earth tonight!