Astronomy Picture of the Day - Toolondo Totality Trails

NASA ^ | 13 Mar, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Perry

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: In this composited night skyscape, stacked exposures trace graceful star trails above Lake Toolondo, Victoria, Australia, planet Earth. Captured while the lunar eclipse of March 3 was in progress, the exposures used were made during the hour-long total eclipse phase. So faint star trails are easily visible along with the trail of the reddened Moon in the eclipse-darkened skies above the lake and trees. Of course, the apparent motion of Moon and stars revealed in the timelapse composite reflect the Earth's daily rotation around its axis. Dramatically punctuating the Moon's trail as totality ended, a single, separate telephoto image of the totally eclipsed Moon was scaled and blended into the scene.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

[MtnClimber]

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[MtnClimber]

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[NavyShoe]

Totally cool.

[No name given]

Wow.

[MikelTackNailer]

That goes perfectly with 'The Aurora Tree' you posted 3-8-2026. Thanks to you I always have great PC wallpapers.

[blueunicorn6]

Ahhhhhh…..Lake Toolondo…..

I’ve caught many delicious Bass out of there and fried many a cheeseburger on the shore while fighting kangaroos and wallabies.

[MtnClimber]

most people do not know that once a kangaroo tastes a cheeseburger they turn into carnivorous monsters.

[Deaf and Discerning]

[telescope115]

That is a cool photo.