Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2026 March 1 Your browser does not support the video tag. The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse Video Credit: [2]Wang Letian & [3]Zhang Jiajie Explanation: How does the Moon's appearance change during a total lunar eclipse? The [4]featured time-lapse video was digitally processed to keep [5]the Moon bright and centered during the 5-hour eclipse of [6]2018 January 31. At first the full moon is visible because only a [7]full moon can undergo a lunar eclipse. Stars move by in the background because the Moon orbits [8]the Earth during [9]the eclipse. The [10]circular shadow of the Earth is then seen moving across the Moon. The light blue hue of the shadow's edge is related to [11]why Earth's sky is blue, while the deep red hue of [12]the shadow's center is related to [13]why the Sun appears red when near the horizon. [14]Tomorrow night, people living in Eastern [15]Asia, [16]Australia, and much of [17]North America may [18]get to see a [19]Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse. Here the term [20]blood refers to the (likely) red [21]color of a fully eclipsed Moon. Almost Hyperspace: [22]Random APOD Generator Tomorrow's picture: [23]Orion's dust __________________________________________________________________ [24]< | [25]Archive | [26]Submissions | [27]Index | [28]Search | [29]Calendar | [30]RSS | [31]Education | [32]About APOD | [33]Discuss | [34]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [35]Robert Nemiroff ([36]MTU) & [37]Jerry Bonnell ([38]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [39]Specific rights apply. [40]NASA Web Privacy, [41]Accessibility, [42]Notices; A service of: [43]ASD at [44]NASA / [45]GSFC, [46]NASA Science Activation & [47]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. http://www.luckwlt.com/About Me.html 3. https://500px.com/p/zhangjiajie043?view=photos 4. https://www.facebook.com/100014047116160/posts/1122740291537531/ 5. https://science.nasa.gov/moon/ 6. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240915.html 8. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/ 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221107.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190126.html 11. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/ 12. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5604/ 13. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/red-sunset.html 14. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/march-2026-total-lunar-eclipse-your-questions-answered/ 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia 16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia 17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America 18. https://c.tadst.com/gfx/eclipses2/20260303/anim2d-380.mp4 19. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-lunar-eclipse-march-2-3-2026/ 20. https://buffalo-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org/6-fascinating-facts-about-blood-you-didnt-know/ 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201111.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/random_apod.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260302.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260228.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 28. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 30. https://apod.com/feed.rss 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 33. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=260301 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260302.html 35. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 36. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 37. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 38. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 39. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 40. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 41. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 42. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 43. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 44. https://www.nasa.gov/ 45. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 46. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 47. http://www.mtu.edu/