             APOD: 2018 February 8 - Bow Tie Moon and Star Trails

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                                2018 February 8
                                      [2]
                        Bow Tie Moon and Star Trails
                Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Haitong Yu [4]

Explanation: On January 31 [5] , a leisurely lunar eclipse was enjoyed from
all over the night side of planet Earth, the first of three consecutive total
eclipses of the Moon [6] . This dramatic time-lapse image [7]  followed the
celestial performance for over three hours in a combined series of exposures
from Hebei Province in Northern China. Fixed to a tripod, the camera records
the Full Moon sliding [8] through a clear night sky. Too bright just before
and after the eclipse, the Moon's bow tie-shaped [9] trail grows narrow and
red during the darker total eclipse phase that lasted an hour and 16 minutes.
In the distant background are the colorful trails of stars in concentric arcs
above and below [10]  the celestial equator.

                   Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space [11]

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