Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2016 September 16 
Posted on 09/16/2016 9:50:47 AM PDT by ThomasMore
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2016 September 16
Explanation: After sunset this gorgeous full moon rose over Brno city in the Czech Republic on July 20, 2016. The panoramic image was made during a celebration of the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. A series of exposures captures the yellow hued lunar disk against the fading colors of twilight, with the 14th century Spilberk castle illuminated in the foreground. Of course, tonight's full moon is called the Harvest Moon. The closest full moon to the northern hemisphere's autumnal equinox, its traditional name has long been celebrated in story and song. Tonight's full lunar phase also coincides with a subtle, penumbral lunar eclipse, the Moon passing only through the Earth's diffuse, outer shadow.
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LOL...I like it.
I think it is appropriate that today’s APOD photo is from Czechoslovakia.
Since a 50-year-old man by the name of Zdenek Gazda filmed cankles *stumble* with his smartphone. Gazda is a Czech immigrant .... without his quick thinking, we, and her press would still be in the dark about her whereabouts that afternoon. It changed the conversation in the race.
Better have an RC Cola handy to eat those.
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