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Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Blue Hour Full Moon
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 26 Aug, 2021
| Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia Hofer
Posted on 08/26/2021 4:10:22 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Nature photographers and other fans of planet Earth always look forward to the blue hour. That's the transition in twilight, just before sunrise or after sunset, when the Sun is below the horizon but land and sky are still suffused with a beautiful blue light. After sunset on August 21, this blue hour snapshot captured the nearly full Moon as it rose opposite the Sun, above the rugged Italian Alps from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Sharing bluish hues with the sky, the rocky pyramid of Monte Antelao, also known as the King of the Dolomites, is the region's prominent alpine peak. The moonlight is yellow, but even so this full Moon was known to some as a seasonal Blue Moon. That's because by one definition the third full Moon of a season with four full moons in it is called a Blue Moon. Recognizing a season as the time between a solstice and an equinox, this season's fourth full Moon will be rising in the blue hour of September 20, just before September's equinox.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day
KEYWORDS: nasa
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08/26/2021 4:10:36 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list.
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08/26/2021 4:11:07 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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08/26/2021 4:11:22 PM PDT
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sauropod
(Time is like quicksilver, smearing the years... - Bill Nelson)
To: MtnClimber
Oh beautiful for spacious skies...
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08/26/2021 4:37:55 PM PDT
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b4me
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08/26/2021 4:38:04 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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Thanks MtnClimber, I needed this today.
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08/26/2021 5:40:46 PM PDT
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bosco24
To: MtnClimber
It’s known as civil twilight.
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08/26/2021 5:43:26 PM PDT
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Lurker
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To: MtnClimber
Stunning. God is a great artist.
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08/26/2021 7:24:25 PM PDT
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Freedom_Is_Not_Free
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08/26/2021 7:28:08 PM PDT
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DannyTN
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Just beautiful!
Thanks so much for all you do, MtnClimber!
PINGING a dear FRiend that loves the moon, too!
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08/26/2021 7:40:17 PM PDT
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MS.BEHAVIN
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Breathtaking, Sis. Thanks for the ping!
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08/26/2021 8:02:27 PM PDT
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luvie
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08/26/2021 8:04:07 PM PDT
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luvie
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08/26/2021 8:17:42 PM PDT
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DannyTN
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I want the drugs you use. 🤣
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08/26/2021 8:38:20 PM PDT
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luvie
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