Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Total Lunar Eclipse Video

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 20, 2019 is “A Total Lunar Eclipse Video,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Jun Ho Oh ( KAIST , HuboLab ), Kwon O Chul ( TWAN ), Jeong ByoungJun (RainbowAstro)). The original explanation runs about 188 words.

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Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Jun Ho Oh ( KAIST , HuboLab ), Kwon O Chul ( TWAN ), Jeong ByoungJun (RainbowAstro) Copyrighted Shown from the original page. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Tonight a bright full Moon will fade to red. Tonight’s moon will be particularly bright because it is reaching its fully lit phase when it is relatively close to the Earth in its elliptical orbit .”

— APOD editors, January 20, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
January 20, 2019
Type
Video
Credit
Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Jun Ho Oh ( KAIST , HuboLab ), Kwon O Chul ( TWAN ), Jeong ByoungJun (RainbowAstro)
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 188 words

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