APOD from 2025-04-03
The Da Vinci Glow
A 26-hour-old crescent #Moon, illuminated by earthshine, sets behind Italy's Dolomites. Captured in a one-second exposure, the phenomenon, first described by Leonardo da Vinci, shows the dark #lunar surface lit by sunlight reflected off #Earth.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250403.html#space #astronomy #planet
Tonight's Waxing Crescent Moon
29% Illuminated
Canon R7 mirrorless - Sigma 150-600 "C" lens - ISO: 1000 - Aperture: f/8 - Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec.
#Photo #Photography #NightSky #Moon #Lunar #WaxingCrescent
#Luna #MILC #Mirrorless #CanonR7 #GiMP
Day Moon.
Canon EOS R7 + Canon RF 100-400 IS USM.
400mm, f8, 1/160, ISO 100, 50 of 228 frames.
#canon #canoneosr7 #eosr7 #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #solarsystem #moon #lunar #moonlovers #moonphoto #moonphotography #moongram
APOD from 2025-03-28
#Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
The #Moon's dustiness is due to constant micrometeorite impacts creating a fine soil, problematic for Apollo 17 astronauts who repaired their rover with maps and duct tape to manage the dust.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250328.html#space #astronomy #earth #eclipse
Random Retro Game:
Title: Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen
Released: 1996-01-12
Platforms: Game Gear
#Lunar:SanposuruGakuen #GameGear #Retrogames
APOD from 2025-03-25
A Blue Banded Blood #Moon
During a #lunar #eclipse, a blue band can appear on the Moon due to sunlight passing high through #Earth's atmosphere, where ozone absorbs red light more than blue. This effect, enhanced in a processed HDR image from Oklahoma, contrasts with the red "blood Moon" lit by sunsets-filtered light in Earth's shadow.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250325.html#space #astronomy
Random Retro Game:
Title: Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen
Released: 1996-01-12
Platforms: Game Gear
#Lunar:SanposuruGakuen #GameGear #Retrogames
There was some news this week on Saturn games coming to modern platforms, and I've got the details in this week's Saturn-ish News Roundup:
https://www.europesays.com/1931025/ Rolls-Royce seeks partners to put 10-foot nuclear reactor on moon #Aerospace #Lunar #LunarBase #moon #nuclear #NUCLEARENERGY #NuclearMicroReactor #NuclearReactor #RollsRoyce #SMR #space #SpaceExploration #UK
APOD from 2025-03-19
Blue Ghost's Diamond Ring
During the March 14 total #lunar #eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the #Moon captured #Earth's silhouette with a solar eclipse diamond ring effect at sunrise, showcasing Earth's atmospheric glow but hiding the inner solar corona due to Earth's larger apparent size.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250319.html#space #astronomy #planet
APOD from 2025-03-15
Tololo Totality
On Pi day, March 14, the Full #Moon underwent a total #lunar #eclipse, passing through #Earth's shadow. A composite image from Chile shows the eclipse phases with vivid colors and a bluish tint from ozone-filtered sunlight at the edge.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250315.html#space #astronomy #planet
APOD from 2025-03-14
#Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow
A Full Moon occurs at 3.14 radians from the Sun, or Pi radians (180 degrees) in ecliptic longitude. On March 9, 2020, a full Moon rose as the Sun set, captured from Tenerife opposite the setting Sun and Teide's shadow. On March 14, 2025, at 06:55 UTC, it aligns again during a total #lunar #eclipse.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250314.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth #volcano #telescope
Here's a quick and dirty edit of one of the frames I got (the camera is still running lol)
Update: it was so quick and dirty that I didn't realize it was upside down (it's correct now lol)
