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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Медная Луна, Золотые ворота http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1190399/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Evad Damast
Explanation:
When the Moon rose over
San Francisco's Golden
Gate Bridge on May 15, both bridge and Moon were in already
in Earth's shadow.
Of course, the bridge is in the Earth's shadow nightly, while
the Moon only has that
opportunity
twice a year, during a lunar eclipse.
And even though in western North America the total phase of the lunar
eclipse began before moonrise, many in areas with clear skies came out
to enjoy the spectacle.
For this eclipse, skygazers reported a darker than normal,
copper-colored
Moon during totality.
The dramatic color is evident in this multiple exposure of the
reddened Moon
rising, taken by astrophotographer Evad Damast.
Damast viewed the eclipse from the Marin Headlands north and west of
the famous
bridge, looking back toward the bay and the city
lights.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.