Friday, December 16, 2011

APOD 2.6

This is a picture of the moon as it rose on December 10 in Iran. A total lunar eclipse was already going on. This single image is the compilation of hundreds of images taken over and hour and a half. The red moon and blue landscape are both a result of the eclipse. The umbra of the eclipse results in the shadowed landscape, and the moon is also shadowed in red light. The atmosphere scatters the red so it s not visible on the earths landscape.

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