Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                2019 January 11
                                      [2]
                        Partial Eclipse over Beijing
                 Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Li Zhaoqi [4]

Explanation: On January 6 the New Moon rose in silhouette with the Sun seen
from northeastern Asia. Near maximum, the dramatic partial solar eclipse is
captured in this telephoto view through hazy skies. In the foreground, the
hill top Wanchun pavilion overlooking central Beijing's popular Forbidden City
[5] hosts eclipse-watching early morning risers. This was the first of five,
three solar and two lunar, eclipses for 2019 [6] . Next up is a total lunar
eclipse [7] during this month's Full Perigee Moon. At night on January 21,
that celestial shadow play [8] will be visible from the hemisphere of planet
Earth that includes the Americas, Europe, and western Africa.

APOD Lecture Tonight:  Amateur Astronomers Association of New York at American
                      Museum of Natural History, NYC [9]
                      Tomorrow's picture: Milky Way Falls

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