February 28, 2013
The elements that make you — the calcium in your bones, the oxygen in your lungs — were scattered across space by dying stars long before...
Snow Moon for a Snowy Planet
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APOD published February 28, 2013. Credit: Göran Strand. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
The alarmingly tall inhabitants of this small, snowy planet cast long shadows in bright moonlight. Of course, the snowy planet is actually planet Earth and the wide-angle mosaic, shown as a little planet projection, was recorded on February 25 during the long northern night of the Full Snow Moon. The second brightest celestial beacon is Jupiter, on the right above the little planet's horizon. Lights near Östersund, Sweden glow along the horizon, surrounding the snow covered lake Storsjön. The photographer reports that the journey out onto the frozen lake by sled to capture the evocative Full Snow Moon scene was accompanied by ice sounds, biting cold, and a moonlit mist. Occasionally humorous: APOD Editor answered questions on reddit earlier today.
Image credit: Göran Strand