Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Central Lunar Eclipse

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 3, 2018 is “Central Lunar Eclipse,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis ( TWAN )). The original explanation runs about 164 words.

Central Lunar Eclipse
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis ( TWAN ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Reddened by scattered sunlight, the Moon in the center is passing through the center of Earth’s dark umbral shadow in this July 27 lunar eclipse sequence . Left to right the three images are from the start, maximum, and end to 103 minutes of totality from the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century.”

— APOD editors, August 3, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 3, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis ( TWAN )
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 164 words

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Source

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