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Sunday, October 15, 2006

What's It Look Like at the Top of the World

Is this a picture of a sunset from the Earth's North Pole?

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The answer is no, this scene couldn't occur naturally anywhere on Earth, because by a coincidence the Sun and the Moon have approximately the same apparent size in the sky. Because of this we have solar eclipses. This picture has been going around the internet, but you should always check snopes.com before forwarding email to see if it is for real.

Here is an actual picture of the North Pole from the North Pole Web Cam:

North Pole Web Cam

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