Solar system gallery

• Full moon

  The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometres (238,857 mi), about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The common centre of mass of the system (the barycentre) is located at about 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) - a quarter the Earth's radius-beneath the surface of the Earth. The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.3 days (the orbital period), and the periodic variations in the geometry of the Earth-Moon-Sun system are responsible for the phases of the moon, which repeat every 29.5 days.

  
  

  Equipment

  Nikon D70 with AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm lens Shot by hand, no mount Focal length: 300mm Exposure: 1/640 sec, ISO400 Aperture: f/5,6 Edited with Gimp