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I am compelled to correct your wording in the caption of picture # 9, as it is a common misconception. The Earth does not "rise" on the Moon, the way that the Moon rises on Earth. The latter is due to the rotation of the Earth, but the Moon's rotation is locked into synchronicity with its orbit around the Earth - both taking roughly 28 days. Note that regardless of how it's illuminated, the Moon always presents the same face to the viewer on Earth.

This means that if you were at any point on the Moon where the Earth would be visible, it would simply hang in the same spot in the sky eternally.

The picture in question shot by Bill Anders on Apollo 8 did indeed simulate a "rising Earth", but that was because Apollo 8 was in orbit around the Moon. The Earth really just passed into view as the spacecraft travelled around our planet's satellite.

It may seem like a minor point, yes, but it perpetuates the misconception that you can have "Earthrise" on the Moon the way that we get a Moonrise here on Earth, and that just isn't so.
Posted by omb00900@...
11th Oct