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This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2022, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position, sub-Earth and subsolar points, and distance from the Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites, maria, and other albedo features in sunlight. Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Data visualization by Ernie Wright (USRA) Producer & Editor - David Ladd (AIMM) Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Build the Future” #MoonPhases2022 #NorthernHemisphereMoons #LunarCalendar #CelestialEvents #Astrology2022 #NightSkyWatch #MoonGazing #FullMoon #NewMoon #WaxingCrescent #WaningCrescent #FirstQuarterMoon #LastQuarterMoon #Supermoon2022 #BlueMoon #EclipseSeason #MoonMagic #StarryNights #AstronomyLovers #CosmicWonders

On the left side of the frame is the full circle of the Sun. It appears in a golden yellow color, but splotchy and with thin yellow wisps extending from the surface. Some areas are very bright and others almost black. The whole Sun rotates steadily, with one full rotation taking 12 minutes in this time lapse. There are usually only a few bright regions visible at a time and they shift and flash like small fires. From these regions there are wispy loops reaching up above the surface that rapidly change shape and size. On the right side of the frame are two white-outlined squares with enlargements of interesting regions of the Sun. #NASA#SpaceExploration#Astronomy#SpaceScience#Astrophysics#Hubble#Mars#Jupiter#Saturn#Moon#SpaceX#ISS (International Space Station)#RocketLaunch #CosmicWonders#PlanetaryExploration#StellarDiscover#NASAHistory#SpaceTech#Astronauts#Exoplanets#Galaxies#BlackHoles#SolarSystem#NASAImages#SpaceDiscovery