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It seems to me the thing about watching the sun from the North Pole is
its altitude is the same as its declination. That is, on the say of
the summer solstice the sun's altitude would be 23.45�. It would
circle the horizon at that altitude, gradually declining day by day
till the equinox when its altitude would be 0�. That would be sunset.
(Obviously, I'm ignoring refraction).

The moon being so large and the reflection in the water (ice?)
indicate it's a composite, but it is beautiful.

Hewitt

On 1/11/09, Mike Burkes  wrote:
>
> Yes it is very possible  the pic was fabricated I never thought about the
> difference of SD's.
>  Mike Burkes
>
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > That certainly is a pretty picture. But I wonder why the semi
> > diameter of the moon appears to be 10x that of the sun?
> >
> > Fred Hebard
> >
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Mike Burkes wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks, reduce this Lunar Distance obs!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sunset at the North Pole"
> > > TOO BEAUTIFUL NOT TO SHARE
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > > A scene you will probably never get to see
> > >
> > > This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest
> > > point.
> > >
> > > You also see the sun below the moon. An amazing photo and not one
> > > easily duplicated. You may want to pass it on to others The Chinese
> > > have a saying: "When someone shares with you something of value, you
> > > have an obligation to share it with others.
> > >
> >
> > >
>

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