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    Another Look at Lunar Pareidolia and the Tricks the Mind Plays   
      
      December 07, 2022   
      
       The Kiss in the Moon of Zamboni - Paolo Palma   
      
       The kiss in the moon - Paolo Palma   
      
      Photographer:  Paolo Palma   
      
      Summary Author:  Paolo Palma   
      
      The Italian poet  Filippo Zamboni and his wife Emilia Dagnen were   
      watching the  Moon from the  Villa Reale of Capodimonte in   
      Naples, Italy, in August of 1880, when they noticed the “Kiss in the   
      Moon,” the loveliest  pareidolia visible on the  face of our   
      satellite. On the bottom photo we can see the Moon rising on August 14,   
      2019 ( the day before the full Moon), from the same royal garden   
      where Filippo and Emilia made their discovery. Note  Mt. Vesuvius,   
      at left.  Many astronomers, such as  Cerulli, remarked that they had   
      never been able to see Luna and Luno share their kiss. “Only the   
      sensitivity of a poet could realize it,” Zamponi replied.   
      
      Photo details: Nikon 42x Coolpix 510 camera; 4.3-180 mm. I gradually   
      superimposed one of Zamboni's drawings on my snaps of the Moon to make   
      it easier to identify the faces of the two lovers.   
      
      
      Villa Reale of Capodimonte in Naples, Italy Coordinates:   
      40.867006, 14.250533   
      
      
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