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The moon shining through the sunrise-orange sky at the South Pole. At right are 12 national flags on short poles surrounding a candy can striped pole

Date Taken:

September 21, 2021

Photograph By:

Jeff Keller

License Type:

Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

The sun rises at the South Pole once per year - on the austral spring equinox - and then circles the sky 24-hours a day. The sun was low on the horizon behind the photographer when this photo was taken. On the distant horizon you can see the shadow that results from the curvature of the Earth.

This photo also shows the full moon and the national flags of the original 12 signatory nations to the Antarctic Treaty surrounding the ceremonial Pole.

Associated Keywords

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0., Ceremonial Pole, Creative Commons, Flags, Moon, NSF, Sunrise, Twilight

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This photo is covered by a Creative Commons license. Please see the Usage and Submissions page for more information. Use of this photo requires the following:

(1.) The user must give appropriate credit to the photographer and the National Science Foundation (NSF) and provide a link to the Creative Commons license. (2.) Use of the photo must be for non-commercial purposes only. (3.) No derivative works may be made with the original photo without the explicit permission of the photographer.

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