During the "Touch the Sandstone" scientific expedition to Utah, I was able to document this strange appearance of a second moon (faint; at lower center). Oddly enough, it was not visible to the naked eye; only through the lens of my Unbelievably-Advanced Photographic Apparatus was it apparent.
My first reaction was to think it was the result of lens flare, but I discarded that idea when the Unexplained Phenomenon Analyzer warmed up sufficiently to take readings. Based on those readings, I concluded that the faint orb is a "parallel moon," something well-known to those---such as PBaser John Cooper---who have spent their lives studying all forms of parallelism (example). Every time I witness an occurrence such as this one, I thank my lucky stars (pun intended) that I was trained in four-dimensional geometry, astro-optics, and advanced weirdness.
The sanitized story for public consumption is located elsewhere.
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