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Can you see sunset of the Earth from the Moon?

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You can’t see the red, orange, and blue hues of a sunset on Earth - even from the ISS. The ISS is only about 400 km away from the Earth, and the Moon is nearly 1,000 times further away from us than the ISS. read more

Plus, if you were watching a sunrise on the moon, you would see stars rise in the sun’s vicinity and cross the sky with the sun throughout the lunar day. And, because there’s no atmosphere on the moon, sunset on the moon would be equally abrupt. read more

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