The shadow trail of the rocket sent to the moon

Why is the shadow from the track running in the space Shuttle points to the moon?

In early 2001, the launch of the space Shuttle Atlantis coincided in time with the beautifully photogenic relative position of the Sun, Earth, moon, and rocket.

First, the shadow from the starting track of the space Shuttle is a long near sunrise or shodasamsa. Further, at the time of sunrise, the shadow reaches its maximum length, reaching to the horizon. Finally, in the full moon the Sun and Moon are at opposite points of the celestial sphere.

So, immediately after sunset the Sun appears slightly below the horizon and the Moon is in the opposite direction and a little above the horizon. Therefore, the shadow of Atlantis, which started immediately after sunset, of course, is directed from the Sun, that is, to the opposite point of the horizon – just where in that time was the full Moon.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»