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Credit & Copyright: Firefly Aerospace
Explanation:
On March 14 the Full Moon
slid through Earth's dark umbral shadow
and denizens of planet Earth were treated to a total lunar
eclipse.
Of course, from the Moon's near side that same astronomical
syzygy was
seen as a solar eclipse.
Operating in the Mare Crisium on
the lunar surface, the
Blue
Ghost lander captured
this video frame of Earth in silhouette
around 3:30am CDT, just as the Sun was emerging from behind
the terrestrial disk.
From Blue
Ghost's
lunar perspective the beautiful
diamond ring effect, familiar to
earthbound solar eclipse watchers, is striking.
Since Earth appears about four times the apparent size of the Sun
from the lunar surface the inner
solar corona, the atmosphere of the Sun
most easily seen from Earth during a total solar eclipse,
is hidden from view.
Still, scattering in Earth's dense atmosphere creates
the glowing band of sunlight embracing
our fair planet.
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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: Moon - solar eclipse
Publications with words: Moon - solar eclipse
See also:
- APOD: 2025 June 20 Á Major Lunar Standstill 2024 2025
- APOD: 2025 June 18 Á Space Station Silhouette on the Moon
- Solar Eclipse
- APOD: 2025 April 22 Á Terminator Moon: A Moonscape of Shadows
- Moon Near the Edge
- APOD: 2025 April 8 Á Moon Visits Sister Stars
- APOD: 2025 April 6 Á Moonquakes Surprisingly Common