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Credit & Copyright: Doug Zubenel
(TWAN)
Explanation:
A thin, one day old
crescent Moon hugged the western horizon
after sunset on Monday, December 6.
The Moon also occulted or passed in
front of Mars.
But only some well-placed skygazers along
a band through North America were able to catch
this lunar occultation's
final act in fading twilight.
For example, this telephoto image
nicely captures the Mars as a pinprick of light,
shortly after it emerged from behind the crescent Moon's sunlit edge.
The luminous skyview is from De Soto, Kansas in the central US.
Of course, this month's upcoming
total lunar eclipse
will entertain a much wider audience of
Moon enthusiasts during the
night of December 20/21.
Call for Reports:
Recent Fireball over the United Kingdom
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - Mars - crescent - occultation
Publications with words: Moon - Mars - crescent - occultation
See also:
- APOD: 2026 June 27 Á Mars Marathon by Perseverance
- 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
- Lunar Occultation of Mercury
- APOD: 2026 February 22 Á Shadow of a Martian Robot