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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Sardinia Sunset
NASA ^ | 6 Sep, 2025 | Image Credit & Copyright: Lorenzo Busilacchi

Posted on 09/06/2025 12:32:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: When the sun sets on September 7, the Full Moon will rise. And on that date denizens around much of our fair planet, including parts of Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe, and Africa can witness a total lunar eclipse, with the Moon completely immersed in Earth's shadow. As the bright Full Moon first enters Earth's shadow it will darken, finally taking on a reddish hue during the total eclipse phase. In fact, the color of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse is due to reddened light from sunrises and sunsets around planet Earth. The reddened sunlight is scattered by a dense atmosphere into the planet's otherwise dark central shadow. When the sun set on August 22, this telephoto snapshot of red skies, blue sea, and the Mangiabarche Lighthouse was captured from Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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1 posted on 09/06/2025 12:32:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 09/06/2025 12:33:18 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list

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3 posted on 09/06/2025 12:34:06 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Gorgeous. Thank you.


4 posted on 09/06/2025 12:42:43 PM PDT by ryderann
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I think that might qualify as one of those “end of the world sunsets”


5 posted on 09/06/2025 12:52:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: MtnClimber

Pretty.


6 posted on 09/06/2025 1:30:58 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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Beautiful!


7 posted on 09/06/2025 2:47:26 PM PDT by Savage Beast (NOTHING enkindles anger, hate, violence, and murderous fury like Truth threatening guarded delusion.)
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