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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 The Yin and Yang of the Lunar Cycle

   June 30, 2021


    PSX_20210307_200345

   Photographer:  Soumyadeep Mukherjee
   Summary Author:  Soumyadeep Mukherjee

   The long-planned montage shown above represents the cycle of the
    Moon as observed from Kolkata, India, between November 15, 2020 and
   January 14, 2021. Thought the Moon was photographed on  28 different
   nights, of course the various  lunar phases weren’t taken from the
   same cycle. Note that the new Moon phase (top center) is simply an
   underexposed version of the full moon.
   Representation of the lunar cycle is nothing new, but what I was more
   interested in was the representation itself. I found this ancient
    yin and yang symbol to nearly perfectly match what I was looking
   for -- the dualism of light and darkness and chaos and harmony. The
   journey is never static.
   Photo details: Nikon D5600 camera; Sigma 150-600 mm lens; stacked and
   composed (2-200 images); post-processing - PiPP, Autostakkert3,
   Registax, Lightroom, Photoshop (annotation).
     * Kolkata, India Coordinates: 22.5726, 88.3639

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     *  Global City Lights
     *  Heavens Above Home Page
     *  The International Meteor Organization
     *  Lunar and Planetary Institute
     *  MoonConnection
     *  NASA Eclipse Web Page
     *  Understanding The Moon Phases

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