glenc
08-03-2007, 05:35 PM
Eclipsed Moon and Stars
Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler ( (http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/moon/doc/Mofi_03032007_cass.htm)Panther Observatory (http://panther-observatory.com/))
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0703/tle_03032007_60_schedler.jpg
Explanation: This dramatic image (http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/moon/doc/Mofi_03032007_cass.htm) features a dark red Moon during a total lunar eclipse -- celestial shadow play (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060909.html) enjoyed by many denizens of planet Earth (http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_03mar07.htm) last Saturday. Recorded near Wildon, Austria, the picture is a composite of two exposures; a relatively short exposure to feature the lunar surface and a longer exposure to capture background stars in the constellation Leo (http://www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/leo.html). Completely immersed in Earth's cone-shaped shadow during the total eclipse (http://www.inconstantmoon.com/cyc_ecl1.htm) phase, the lunar surface is still illuminated by sunlight, reddened and (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031121.html) refracted into the dark shadow region by a dusty atmosphere. As a result, familiar (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031212.html) details of the Moon's nearside are easy to pick out, including the smooth lunar mare and the large ray crater Tycho (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050305.html). In this telescopic view, the background stars are faint and most would be invisible to the naked eye.
Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler ( (http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/moon/doc/Mofi_03032007_cass.htm)Panther Observatory (http://panther-observatory.com/))
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0703/tle_03032007_60_schedler.jpg
Explanation: This dramatic image (http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/moon/doc/Mofi_03032007_cass.htm) features a dark red Moon during a total lunar eclipse -- celestial shadow play (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060909.html) enjoyed by many denizens of planet Earth (http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_03mar07.htm) last Saturday. Recorded near Wildon, Austria, the picture is a composite of two exposures; a relatively short exposure to feature the lunar surface and a longer exposure to capture background stars in the constellation Leo (http://www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/leo.html). Completely immersed in Earth's cone-shaped shadow during the total eclipse (http://www.inconstantmoon.com/cyc_ecl1.htm) phase, the lunar surface is still illuminated by sunlight, reddened and (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031121.html) refracted into the dark shadow region by a dusty atmosphere. As a result, familiar (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031212.html) details of the Moon's nearside are easy to pick out, including the smooth lunar mare and the large ray crater Tycho (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050305.html). In this telescopic view, the background stars are faint and most would be invisible to the naked eye.