Ultraviolet Earth from an Observatory on the Moon Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181028.html #EarthFrmSpace #UltravioltLight #Aollo16 #LunarObsevatory #uroras #SpaceExplratio #NASA #UVPhotgraphy #Spacecience #PlantEarth #SoarWind #SpaceImages

Which planet is this? Earth. The featured false color picture shows how the Earth shines in ultraviolet (UV) light. The image is historic because it was taken from the surface of the Moon by humanity's first lunar observatory. (Another is operating now.) Although very little UV light is transmitted