APOD on Nostr: **Astronomy Picture of the Day** 14 March 2024 **Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow** ...
**Astronomy Picture of the Day**
14 March 2024
**Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow**
Image Credit & Copyright: El Cielo de Canarias
What phase of the Moon is 3.14 radians from the Sun? The Full Moon, of course. Even though the Moon might look full for several days, the Moon is truly at its full phase when it is Pi radians (aka 180 degrees) from the Sun in ecliptic longitude. That's opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. Rising as the Sun set on March 9, 2020, only an hour or so after the moment of its full phase, this orange tinted and slightly flattened Moon still looked full. It was photographed opposite the setting Sun from Teide National Park on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Also opposite the setting Sun, seen from near the Teide volcano peak about 3,500 meters above sea level, is the mountain's rising triangular shadow extending into Earth's dense atmosphere. Below the distant ridge line on the left are the white telescope domes of Teide Observatory. Again Pi radians from the Sun, on March 25 the Full Moon will dim slightly as it glides through Earth's outer shadow in a penumbral lunar eclipse.
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240314.htmlPublished at
2024-03-14 05:07:35Event JSON
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"content": "**Astronomy Picture of the Day**\n\n14 March 2024\n\n**Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow**\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2403/MoonriseShadowDLopez_1.jpg\n\nImage Credit \u0026 Copyright: El Cielo de Canarias\n\nWhat phase of the Moon is 3.14 radians from the Sun? The Full Moon, of course. Even though the Moon might look full for several days, the Moon is truly at its full phase when it is Pi radians (aka 180 degrees) from the Sun in ecliptic longitude. That's opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. Rising as the Sun set on March 9, 2020, only an hour or so after the moment of its full phase, this orange tinted and slightly flattened Moon still looked full. It was photographed opposite the setting Sun from Teide National Park on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Also opposite the setting Sun, seen from near the Teide volcano peak about 3,500 meters above sea level, is the mountain's rising triangular shadow extending into Earth's dense atmosphere. Below the distant ridge line on the left are the white telescope domes of Teide Observatory. Again Pi radians from the Sun, on March 25 the Full Moon will dim slightly as it glides through Earth's outer shadow in a penumbral lunar eclipse.\n\n#APOD #Astrophoto #GalacticAdventures #Astrophotography #SpaceMissions\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240314.html\n",
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