That image has been submitted to us as well - most recently about two weeks ago. It's a nice bit of computer-generated imagery, but no way is it a real photo. Here's what I take away from looking at it: 1) There's no liquid water at the pole to create the reflection of the moon shown in the image. 2) The "land" around the reflection is brown and very earth-like, impossible at the North Pole. 3) No camera would allow you to image the Sun and the ground and in the Sun's glare discern background stars. 4) No focal length with which I am familiar could show the Moon that big and also show such a wide angle view of the Sun's glare. And finally, 5) the Sun-Earth-Moon geometry won't support a crescent Moon being visible from anywhere near a pole such that it appears to be directly above the Sun on the horizon. These things make the rounds on the Internet and it's interesting to see how a rumor or "authentic photo" can achieve near immortality once it enters cyberspace. It reminds me of a statement made by a well-regarded educator who's name escapes me at the moment, "Be careful what you let into your brain, because you'll have a helluva time getting it out if you ever find out you were wrong." Seth Jarvis, Clark Planetarium -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Olhomorto@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:20 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Photograph of North Pole Sunrise-Moonset A friend forwarded an e-mail w/ an attached image that purports to show a simultaneous rising sun and setting moon at the north pole. It makes the moon appear many times bigger than the sun, so I'm skeptical that it is authentic. Has anyone seen it before and care to comment? I've attached it in case anyone cares to examine it. Mike Bailey