Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 11, 2024

A Full Plankton Moon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 11, 2024 is “A Full Plankton Moon,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava). The original explanation runs about 143 words.

Several images of a full moon setting are superposed. The moon images are nearly white near the top, but turn orange and then are covered by low clouds near the horizon. Unusually, the setting moon images line up almost vertically. In the f — Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What glows in the night? This night featured a combination of usual and unusual glows.”

— APOD editors, March 11, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 11, 2024
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 143 words