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Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi
(TWAN)
Explanation:
This
bat-like apparition does not shine on clouds passing
over Gotham city.
Instead, the cloud bank in silhouette against a colorful
lunar corona
was spotted on the
evening of May 18
over Cochem, Germany from the banks of the river Mossele.
The lunar corona is formed as bright moonlight is diffracted
by water droplets in thin clouds drifting in front of the lunar disk.
Below it lies the region's historic
Cochem Castle
dating from the 11th century, and not
Wayne Manor.
Still, regardless of your location on planet Earth it is
well worth scanning the evening skies this weekend, as a Full Moon rises and
bright planets gather in the west.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon
Publications with words: Moon
See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion