File:Earth and Moon speed of light by James O'Donoghue.gif

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English: Original description: This is the distance between the Earth and Moon with the correct sizes and scales. The real-time speed of light is also shown.
  • Animation by Dr. James O'Donoghue using NASA imagery.
  • Share/use as you wish, credit is appreciated.

Imagery from: NASA / Solar System Scope processing https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/ under CC BY 4.0 NASA data used: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/

Notes from the uploader, CactiStaccingCrane (talk): This GIF is cropped and is low-res due to the limitation in MediaWiki software, which is used by Wikipedia and other Wikimedia pages.
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Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_61SxDrdyhI, which can be accessed at File:Earth and Moon Size and Distance scale - with real-time light speed!.webm
Author Dr. James O'Donoghue, under YouTube alias "Interplanetary"

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Attribution: James O'Donoghue
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