Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Shadowed Moon and Mountain

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 18, 2019 is “Shadowed Moon and Mountain,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Norbert Span. The original explanation runs about 102 words.

Shadowed Moon and Mountain
Credit: Image Credit: Norbert Span Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On July 16 the Moon celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 with a lunar eclipse visible from much of planet Earth. In this view part of the lunar disk is immersed in Earth’s dark, reddened umbral shadow .”

— APOD editors, July 18, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 18, 2019
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Norbert Span
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 102 words

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The MoonEclipsesApollo program

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Source

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