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Moonset from Space
Courtesy of NASA
On Sunday, July 31, 2011, when Expedition 28 astronaut Ron Garan looked out his window aboard the International Space Station, this is what he saw: the moon. And, he saw it 16 times.
Said Garan, "We had simultaneous sunsets and moonsets."
For Garan and the rest of the station crew, this extraordinary event is a daily occurrence. Since the station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, each day the crew experiences this about 16 times a day.

Description
Moonset from Space
Courtesy of NASA
On Sunday, July 31, 2011, when Expedition 28 astronaut Ron Garan looked out his window aboard the International Space Station, this is what he saw: the moon. And, he saw it 16 times.
Said Garan, "We had simultaneous sunsets and moonsets."
For Garan and the rest of the station crew, this extraordinary event is a daily occurrence. Since the station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, each day the crew experiences this about 16 times a day.