COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Record
Title:
A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina
Explanation:
This coming Tuesday, our Moon will appear to disappear. A similar total lunar eclipse is seen above in a time lapse image [ http://antwrp.gsfc.… ] captured in 2003 over North Carolina [ http://en.wikipedia… ], USA [ https://www.cia.gov… ]. As the Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun, the Earth's shadow fell on the moon, making it quite dark [ http://antwrp.gsfc.… ]. In the above picture the Earth's rotation, multiple exposures, and digital enhancements are used to create a time-lapse effect that dramatizes how the Moon looked as it faded out and re-appeared during the three hour lunar eclipse [ http://antwrp.gsfc.… ]. As the Earth's shadow engulfed the Moon [ http://sunearth.gsf… ], the lunar images became less and less bright, practically disappearing during totality [ http://antwrp.gsfc.… ]. At this time, the Moon, which normally shines by reflecting direct sunlight, shone only by sunlight refracted [ http://www.geom.umn… ] through the Earth's atmosphere [ http://csep10.phys.… ]. The next total lunar eclipse won't be visible from Earth until February 2008.
facet_when:
2003
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070826
