The quasi-moon—named Kamo’oalewa
Taken by Jeffrey Thomas on November 12, 2021 @
Hanover, PA. USA
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Camera Used: samsung SM-S767VL
Exposure Time: 1/10
Aperture: f/1.7
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2021:11:12 17:47:34
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The quasi-moon—named Kamo’oalewa, after a Hawaiian word that refers to a moving celestial object—is not much to speak of, measuring less than 50 m (164 ft) across. It circles the Earth in a repeating corkscrew-like trajectory that brings it no closer than 40 to 100 times the 384,000 km (239,000 mi.) distance of our more familiar moon. It’s odd flight path is caused by the competing gravitational pulls of the Earth and the sun, which continually bend and torque the moonlet’s motions, preventing it from achieving a more conventional orbit.
However, Closer inspection of the close range magnified photographs seem to conclude that it is Not a Natural phenomenon as these pictures will show that it has a dark center.
The pictures may suggest that it looks like a Worm Hole or possibly a Black Hole.
Conjecture and imagination can be easily sparked by this new light in our earth sky.
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