Moonrise in Earth's Shadow
Taken by Alan Dyer on November 6, 2014 @
near Silver City, New Mexico
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 1/2
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2014:11:06 20:55:27
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Tonight, November 6, was Full Moon, a month after the total lunar eclipse. The Moon rose within the dark blue arc of Earth's shadow rising in the east and projected onto Earth's atmosphere. A lunar cycle ago, the Moon passed through this shadow, but not this month. While it looks as if the Moon is in our shadow here, out at its position far from Earth, the Moon missed our narrow shadow cone, so no eclipse this month.
The curving shadow is rimmed above with a pink band, the "Belt of Venus," caused by red sunlight still illuminating the high atmosphere from where the Sun has not yet set.
On clear evenings, the blue arc of our planet's shadow on our atmosphere is surprisingly easy to see. Look east in the half hour after sunset.
I shot this scene from the City of Rocks State Park in New Mexico. In the clear, dry New Mexico sky the blue shadow and pink Belt of Venus really stand out. The image is a 5-section panorama, each segment taken with a 35mm lens and stitched with Photoshop's Photomerge function.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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