Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Jewel on the Flower Moon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 18, 2022 is “A Jewel on the Flower Moon,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky). The original explanation runs about 127 words.

A Jewel on the Flower Moon
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Cloudy skies plagued some sky watchers on Sunday as May’s Full Flower Moon slipped through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse . In skies above Chile’s Atacama desert this telephoto snapshot still captured an awesome spectacle though.”

— APOD editors, May 18, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 18, 2022
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 127 words

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Source

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