Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Eclipse with Lighthouse
Explanation:
A red Moon rose [ http://www.abmedia.…lunareclipse-030307. html ] over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA on March 3rd, immersed in Earth's shadow near the total phase [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] of a lunar eclipse. This serene portrait [ http://www.liverpoo…] of the eclipsed Moon in a dark blue twilight sky also features the Highland Lighthouse [ http://www.nps.gov/…thehighlands.html ] (aka Cape Cod lighthouse), another more locally familiar beacon in the night. Now automated, the 66 foot tall structure in use today was built in 1857. How often has there been an eclipse within view of the Highland light? For locations on planet Earth there are about two eclipse seasons [ http://www.earthvie…] each year. So, eclipses have actually had many chances [ http://www.eclipse.…] to be part of the pictorial history [ http://lighthouse.c…] of the Highland Lighthouse, including a total solar eclipse in 1932 [ http://www.eclipse.…].
Credit and Copyright:
Chris Cook Photography [ http://www.cookphot…]
facet_when:
1857
facet_when:
1932
facet_where:
Massachusetts
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Beacon
facet_what:
eclipse
facet_when_year:
1857
facet_when_year:
1932
original url:
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070310

Eclipse with Lighthouse