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Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek
Explanation:
After sunset
this gorgeous full moon rose over
Brno city in the Czech Republic on July 20, 2016.
The panoramic image was made
during a celebration of the 47th anniversary of the
Apollo 11 lunar landing.
A series of exposures captures the yellow hued lunar disk
against the fading colors of twilight, with
the 14th century Spilberk castle illuminated in the foreground.
Of course, tonight's full moon is called
the
Harvest Moon.
The closest full moon to the northern hemisphere's autumnal equinox,
its traditional name has
long been celebrated in
story
and song.
Tonight's full lunar phase also coincides with a subtle,
penumbral lunar eclipse, the Moon passing only through the
Earth's diffuse, outer shadow.
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See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion