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| Supermoon rising behind an old abandoned pizza house in Oton, Iloilo City.
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Last Sunday evening the moon was at its closest distance to earth, a phenomenon that scientists refer to as supermoon, the closest supermoon of 2013 at 356,991 km from our earth . A full moon like that causes higher than usual tides because of its gravitational effect that you wonder if it also affects humans. Evidently astrologers believe that the positions and movements of the planets and stars that we see in the sky do influence human life. So many look up to the sky when they pray to beseech the Almighty and His wondrous creations.
This video, on the other hand, shows how the earth looks from space, and how unseen beings might see the earth. But did you know that with modern technology we could actually see our home planet from above - in real time? Sometimes, that is what you might see in the live video feed below from the International Space Station (ISS). It also includes internal views when the crew is on duty, a map showing the path of ISS in orbit, ISS turning its camera on itself and other features. You could also hear conversations between the crew and Mission Control. This morning while viewing ISS I heard a voice that said "it's morning out in the Philippines..." but it went offline after a minute.
This video feed is available whenever ISS is in contact with the ground. During loss of signal, viewers will see a blue screen and it takes a while to load. But then, again, you wonder what other inexplicable things you might luckily encounter along the way.
