Posted on 04/09/2015 4:05:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Shadows play on the water and in the sky in this panoramic view of the April 4 total lunar eclipse over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Just within planet Earth's shadow the Full Moon's disk is still easy to spot at its brief total phase. The urban night skyscape was composed to cover the wide range of brightness visible to the eye. The shortest total lunar eclipse of the century, this eclipse was also the third in a string of four consecutive total lunar eclipses, a series known as a tetrad. Coming in nearly six month intervals, the previous two were last April 15 and October 8. The next and final eclipse in the tetrad will be on September 28. This 2014-2015 tetrad is one of 8 total lunar eclipse tetrads in the 21st century.
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[Credit and Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors)]
It didn’t put me to sleep, but then again, I don’t
live in California near San Francisco anymore.
Thank you for the unusual APOD!
I think it’s lovely. Though the bridge kinda steals the show.
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