                    APOD: 2018 February 1 - Moonset Eclipse

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                                2018 February 1
                                      [2]
                               Moonset Eclipse
       Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Fred Espenak (MrEclipse.com [4] )

Explanation: Near the closest [5] point in its orbit, the second Full Moon of
the month occurred on January 31. So did the first [6] Total Lunar Eclipse of
2018, as the Moon slid through planet Earth's shadow. In a postcard from
planet Earth, this telescopic snapshot captures the totally eclipsed Moon as
it set above the western horizon and the Chiricahua Mountains of southern
Arizona. The Moon's [7]  evocative reddened hue is due to sunlight scattered
into the shadow. Still, the planet's shadow [8]  visibly grows darker near the
center, toward the top of the lunar disk [9] .

                   Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space [10]

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