Can we all just sit and marvel at this ridiculous shot of the Moon for a second? Because that would be great. Seriously, people. Just look at it.

Here is a captivating moonrise in three parts, captured by photographer Dan Marker-Moore. Up first: a 10-second timelapse of a full moon rising above the smoggy L.A. skyline. The clip captures the moon's half-hour transformation from a ruddy sphere low on the city's horizon, into a gleaming white orb, hung high in…

This is not a time lapse. This moonrise, recorded just two days ago and presented here in real time, was shot in Wellington, New Zealand — and it is positively spellbinding. Seriously. Just watch.

Donald Olson, an astrophysicist at Texas State University has a habit of taking well-known historical facts and turning them upsidown. Using the stars and Moon and a little bit of math, he's re-dated the original running of Marathon in 491-490 BC, precisely determined the spot in which Edvard Munch painted "The Scream,"…