Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 12, 2003

Full Moondark

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 12, 2003 is “Full Moondark,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Frank Barrett). The original explanation runs about 144 words.

From the explanation

“The brilliant full Moon might not have looked quite like this to skygazers this week, but the image is a mosaic of 18 digital frames recorded on December 9th at 3:30 UT. At that time, the Moon was only about seven hours past its exact full phase or time of maximum illumination as viewed from Earth.”

— APOD editors, December 12, 2003

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 12, 2003
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Frank Barrett
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 144 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 12, 2003 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2003-december-12-full-moondark

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