Earth, Moon, Hubble.

The Space Shuttle Discovery Crew was fortunate enough to witness one of the brighter full moon's from orbit two weeks ago during their mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope . Pictured on the left , the horizon of the Earth is visible below this full Moon , which is below the edge of the Hubble Space Telescope . The full Moon on this day, last December 22 , was a few percent brighter than average because it was full at nearly the same time it was at its closest to the Earth, which comes at a time when the Earth is relatively close to the Sun. The Shuttle Crew successfully showered Hubble with needed holiday gifts, including six new gyroscopes , a new computer , and new batteries .