This week’s total lunar eclipse turned the full Moon red as Earth’s shadow engulfed it; scattered sunlight left only ruddy hues. Shot over Navajo Nation’s Shiprock, the sequence shows the eclipse above the sacred peak. The first full moon of the lunar year, it was visible from East Asia to North America, uniting sky-watchers under one sky.
📅 2026-03-05
🔭 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Earlier this week, Earth’s shadow swept across the full Moon in the year’s onlytotal lunar eclipse.This stunning sequence combines images showing the Moon’s path across the night sky. Each lunar image captures our planet’s shadow gradually engulfing the Moon, culminating in its red glow. Sunlight scatters and refracts as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere toward the Moon.Shorter wavelength light (blue and green) scatters more efficiently, leavingred, orange, and yellow hues to paint the lunar surface.Tsé Bit'a'í (”rock with wings”, also known as Shiprock), located in Navajo Nation, provides a powerful volcanic foreground central to this photo and to stories of Navajo origin, adventure, and heroism.As the first full moon of the lunar new year, this eclipse held significance across cultures.Visible from East Asia to North America, this eclipse united observers across great distances, a cosmic reminder that we share the same sky.
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Дата на публикация: 13 март, 2026
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