APOD from 2025-04-05
The Gargoyles' #Eclipse
Gargoyles on Notre Dame in Paris silhouette against a cloudy sky with a New #Moon partially eclipsing the Sun. Captured on March 29, 2025, during the first eclipse season, this event preceded a total #lunar eclipse and will be followed by another in September.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250405.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth
APOD from 2025-04-03
The Da Vinci Glow
A 26-hour-old crescent #Moon, illuminated by earthshine, sets behind Italy's Dolomites. Captured in a one-second exposure, the phenomenon, first described by Leonardo da Vinci, shows the dark #lunar surface lit by sunlight reflected off #Earth.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250403.html#space #astronomy #planet
Names of Craters on Phobos, discovered in 1877. You may recognize some of them? #Swift #TeamEnglish #literature #satire #astronomy #science #telescope #scifi #moon #JonathanSwift #18thcentury #19thcentury #cartography #lunar
APOD from 2025-03-28
#Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
The #Moon's dustiness is due to constant micrometeorite impacts creating a fine soil, problematic for Apollo 17 astronauts who repaired their rover with maps and duct tape to manage the dust.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250328.html#space #astronomy #earth #eclipse
APOD from 2025-03-25
A Blue Banded Blood #Moon
During a #lunar #eclipse, a blue band can appear on the Moon due to sunlight passing high through #Earth's atmosphere, where ozone absorbs red light more than blue. This effect, enhanced in a processed HDR image from Oklahoma, contrasts with the red "blood Moon" lit by sunsets-filtered light in Earth's shadow.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250325.html#space #astronomy
https://www.europesays.com/1931025/ Rolls-Royce seeks partners to put 10-foot nuclear reactor on moon #Aerospace #Lunar #LunarBase #moon #nuclear #NUCLEARENERGY #NuclearMicroReactor #NuclearReactor #RollsRoyce #SMR #space #SpaceExploration #UK
APOD from 2025-03-19
Blue Ghost's Diamond Ring
During the March 14 total #lunar #eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the #Moon captured #Earth's silhouette with a solar eclipse diamond ring effect at sunrise, showcasing Earth's atmospheric glow but hiding the inner solar corona due to Earth's larger apparent size.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250319.html#space #astronomy #planet
#Firefly Aerospace achieved all objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1, following the commercial Moon landing on March 2, 2025.
The mission operated for more than 14 days of surface operations and 5 hours into the #lunar night making this the longest commercial lunar mission to date.
Firefly Aerospace Completes Su...
APOD from 2025-03-15
Tololo Totality
On Pi day, March 14, the Full #Moon underwent a total #lunar #eclipse, passing through #Earth's shadow. A composite image from Chile shows the eclipse phases with vivid colors and a bluish tint from ozone-filtered sunlight at the edge.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250315.html#space #astronomy #planet
APOD from 2025-03-14
#Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow
A Full Moon occurs at 3.14 radians from the Sun, or Pi radians (180 degrees) in ecliptic longitude. On March 9, 2020, a full Moon rose as the Sun set, captured from Tenerife opposite the setting Sun and Teide's shadow. On March 14, 2025, at 06:55 UTC, it aligns again during a total #lunar #eclipse.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250314.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth #volcano #telescope
Here's a quick and dirty edit of one of the frames I got (the camera is still running lol)
Update: it was so quick and dirty that I didn't realize it was upside down (it's correct now lol)
Moon status: THE BLOOD MOON IS UPON US
Moon status: Hey, someone took half the moon. What the heck
Moon status: Definitely starting to look a bit darker on one side.
