|
Credit & Copyright: Neelam and Ajay Talwar
Explanation:
This atmospheric picture of a distant horizon looks toward
the tall Trisul peaks
of India's snowy Himalayan mountains.
Taken from a remote location on January 31, brightest star
Sirius shines at the upper right.
The red Moon rising is gliding through Earth's shadow during the
evening's much anticipated
total lunar eclipse.
Enjoyed across
the planet's night side, the eclipse was the first of two total lunar
eclipses in 2018,
kicking off a good year for moonwatchers.
But this was a
rare
treat.
The eclipsed Moon also loomed large near perigee, the closest point
in its orbit, during the second Full Moon of the month, also
known as a Blue Moon.
For the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse, the Full Moon will be
very near apogee.
|
January February March April May June July August September October November December |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: lunar eclipse
Publications with words: lunar eclipse
See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 29 Á Eclipse Pair
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2025 November 3 Á A Double Helix Lunar Eclipse
- APOD: 2025 September 11 Á The Umbra of Earth
- APOD: 2025 March 25 Á A Blue Banded Blood Moon
- Eclipse Pair
- APOD: 2023 October 29 Á A Partial Lunar Eclipse