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Credit & Copyright: Mack H. Frost
Explanation:
Undaunted by world wide anticipation of the
August 11
total solar eclipse, the moon also
performed a lunar eclipse just two weeks earlier,
on July 28.
Crossing
the edge of Earth's shadow the moon was only
partially eclipsed - but the spectacle could be seen
by observers located across
the Earth's night side.
For example,
this photo was taken in early morning hours shortly after the
mid-point of the eclipse as seen from Cody, Wyoming, USA.
Still
illuminating
the landscape and obscured by a wisp of cloud,
the moon is setting behind Sheep Mountain, west of Cody.
Enjoying the celestial display,
astrophotographer Mack Frost
reported fairly clear skies tinged with a little smoke
from area grass fires.
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Publications with keywords: eclipse - lunar eclipse
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See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 9 Á Contemplating the Sun
- APOD: 2025 November 3 Á A Double Helix Lunar Eclipse
- APOD: 2025 September 11 Á The Umbra of Earth
- APOD: 2025 March 25 Á A Blue Banded Blood Moon
- Eclipse Pair
- APOD: 2024 March 24 Á Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth
- APOD: 2023 October 29 Á A Partial Lunar Eclipse