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 19
                                      [2]
                        Total Lunar Eclipse at Moonset
  Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Fred Espenak (MrEclipse.com [4] , TWAN [5] )

Explanation: The Moon slid through Earth's shadow [6] on January 31, 2018 in a
total lunar eclipse [7] . In this time-lapse sequence of that eclipse from
Portal, Arizona, USA, the partial eclipse starts with the Moon high in the
western sky. The eclipse total phase lasted about 76 minutes, but totality
ended after the dark, reddened Moon set below the horizon. The upcoming total
lunar eclipse [8] , on the night of January 20/21, will be better placed for
skygazers [9] across the Americas, though. There, all 62 minutes of the total
phase, when the Moon is completely immersed in Earth's dark umbral shadow,
will take place with the Moon above the horizon. Watch it if you can. The next
[10] total lunar eclipse visible from anywhere on planet Earth won't take
place until May 26, 2021, and then the total eclipse will last a mere 15
minutes.

                    Tomorrow's picture: lunar eclipse video

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