                   APOD: 2018 February 2 - Moonrise Eclipse

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                                2018 February 2
                                      [2]
                              Moonrise Eclipse
    Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Neelam and Ajay Talwar [4] (TWAN [5] )

Explanation: This atmospheric picture of a distant horizon looks toward the
tall Trisul peaks [6] of India's snowy Himalayan mountains. Taken from a
remote location on January 31, brightest star Sirius shines at the upper
right. The red Moon rising is gliding through Earth's shadow during the
evening's much anticipated [7] total lunar eclipse. Enjoyed across [8] the
planet's night side, the eclipse was the first of two total lunar eclipses in
2018 [9] , kicking off a good year for moonwatchers. But this was a rare [10]
treat. The eclipsed Moon also loomed large near perigee, the closest point in
its orbit, during the second Full Moon of the month, also known as a Blue
Moon. For the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse, the Full Moon will be very
near apogee.

                    Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend [11]

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