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Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse
NASA ^
| 1 Mar, 2026
| Video Credit: Wang Letian & Zhang Jiajie
Posted on 03/01/2026 11:40:36 AM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: How does the Moon's appearance change during a total lunar eclipse? The featured time-lapse video was digitally processed to keep the Moon bright and centered during the 5-hour eclipse of 2018 January 31. At first the full moon is visible because only a full moon can undergo a lunar eclipse. Stars move by in the background because the Moon orbits the Earth during the eclipse. The circular shadow of the Earth is then seen moving across the Moon. The light blue hue of the shadow's edge is related to why Earth's sky is blue, while the deep red hue of the shadow's center is related to why the Sun appears red when near the horizon. Tomorrow night, people living in Eastern Asia, Australia, and much of North America may get to see a Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse. Here the term blood refers to the (likely) red color of a fully eclipsed Moon.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; lunareclipse; nasa
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posted on
03/01/2026 11:42:01 AM PST
by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Interesting to note that the stars only appear during the longer exposures required by the eclipsed Moon. Stars do not appear in the short exposure frames with the fully illuminated Moon.
As one would expect. It’s daytime up there.
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posted on
03/01/2026 11:58:01 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: MtnClimber
Five hours reduced to eighteen seconds...
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:01:04 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
To: MtnClimber
Five hours reduced to eighteen seconds...
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:01:19 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:02:59 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democracy dies with Democrats.)
To: MtnClimber
Video courtesy of Wang and Zhang….
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:11:07 PM PST
by
telescope115
(Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:30:25 PM PST
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: Repeal The 17th
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:30:38 PM PST
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No name given
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To: Repeal The 17th
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:30:39 PM PST
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No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: NorthMountain
Interesting to note that the stars only appear during the longer exposures required by the eclipsed Moon. Stars do not appear in the short exposure frames with the fully illuminated Moon. Time-lapse HDR.
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posted on
03/01/2026 12:34:33 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democracy dies with Democrats.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
03/01/2026 2:32:16 PM PST
by
redinIllinois
(Pro-life, accountant, gun-totin' Grandma - multi issue voter )
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
03/01/2026 3:23:21 PM PST
by
jonatron
To: jonatron
Wow - that was cool! thanks for sharing that
To: Deaf and Discerning
No problem, I hope we can see it in the sky!
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posted on
03/01/2026 5:54:11 PM PST
by
jonatron
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