Image:Speed of light from Earth to Moon.gif

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Scale model of the Earth and the Moon, with a beam of light travelling between them at the speed of light. It takes 1.28 seconds.
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Made by English Wikipedian en:User:Cantus.
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If you'll see the beam taking more than 1.28 seconds, your browser may bee too slowly for that animated GIF. See discussion for details.

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Date/Time Dimensions User Comment
current 21:11, 9 June 2008 1,024×92 (84 KB) Cäsium137 (If the Browser is speedy enough, it will be correct.)
20:47, 23 May 2008 1,024×92 (4 KB) Stannered (the whole point of the animation is that it is approximately real-time)
11:41, 4 May 2008 1,024×92 (84 KB) Cäsium137 (More frames)
18:47, 30 July 2007 1,024×92 (4 KB) Itsmine ({{Information |Description= Scale model of the Earth and the Moon, with a beam of light travelling between them at the speed of light. |Source= |Date= |Author= en:User:Cantus |Permission={{GFDL-with-disclaimers}} |other_v)
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