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So Close Yet So Far

So Close Yet So Far

On the morning of October 2, 2015, the waning moon is shown shortly before it moved in front of the bright star Aldebaran (an "occultation" of the star, in astronomical parlance). The apparent closeness of the two objects is a dramatic illusion; Aldebaran is roughly 1.6 billion times farther away than the moon.
1/400 sec, f2.8, ISO 100 w/ Panasonic DMC-FZ200. Cropped from original frame.