A matter of perspective

[Brett Barrow]

For folks that don't know, it's taken from DSCOVR, a new satellite at the L1 Lagrange point approx. 1,000,000 from the Earth between the Earth and Sun where it can continuously observe the sunlit side of the Earth.

[Crazy Ed]

Yep, and that shot was a frame of an interesting Movie of the Moon traveling across the Earth NASA made from it's images.

[Greg Myers]

[Ace-Garageguy]

Was this taken during an eclipse?...both the backside of the moon and the Earth in full sunlight, illumination apparently slightly to the left rear of the viewer, apparent shadow on the surface of the planet slightly to the right...or is the illumination farther to the left, allowing the shadow of the moon to miss the planet?

 

EDIT> Aha. No eclipse. Found a time-lapse video...   http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/06/incredible-new-picture-shows-dark-side-of-the-moon-5329923/

Edited August 8, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Brett Barrow]

Not an eclipse, the last solar eclipse was March 20th, DSCOVR was still travelling at that point (launched in Feb, took 100 days to reach L1) it took that photo sometime in July.  Even during an eclipse I'm not sure that DSCOVR will see it as a transit of the moon as it's position varies (it actually orbits L1).  DSCOVR should see around 2 lunar transits a year.

Edited August 8, 2015 by Brett Barrow

[Harry P.]

I'll second that...