{"id":833323,"date":"2026-09-01T19:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/833323\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:08:12","slug":"apod-2026-september-1-a-plane-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/833323\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 September 1 \u2013 A Plane Lunar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

APOD: 2026 September 1 \u2013 A Plane Lunar Eclipse <\/p>\n

Discover the cosmos!<\/a>
\nEach day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\n<\/p>\n

2026 September 1
\n

\n\"The<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

A Plane Lunar Eclipse
Image Credit:
\nPaulo Ferreira<\/a><\/p>\n

Explanation:
\nDid you need to be on the right side of this airplane to see this eclipse?<\/p>\n

No. <\/p>\n

Lunar eclipses<\/a> are routinely seen from the
\nhalf of the Earth<\/a> facing the Moon
\nwhen the eclipse occurs,
\nmaking them some of the most commonly witnessed astronomical events.<\/p>\n

You don’t even need any
\nspecial equipment<\/a> to see one — just your
\nunaided eyes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Lunar eclipses are also some of the
\nmost<\/a>
\nphotographed<\/a>
\nastronomical<\/a>
\nevents<\/a> because,
\nunlike with a solar eclipse,
\nyour eyes<\/a> and camera do not have to look toward the bright
\nSun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, considering the
\nfeatured image<\/a> taken
\nlast week<\/a> from
\nPortugal<\/a>, if you were on the left side of
\nthat airplane<\/a> during takeoff,
\nyou might have trouble seeing it — at first.<\/p>\n

But even then,
\nafter takeoff<\/a>, since
\nlunar eclipses<\/a> typically last for hours,
\nyou might soon be able to safely cross the aisle(s) to see it.<\/p>\n

Gallery:
\nLunar Eclipse of 2026 August<\/a>
APOD’s main NASA site is
\nmoving<\/a>:
\nFrom apod.nasa.gov<\/a> to
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\n
Tomorrow’s picture: cultural eclipses<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\n Authors & editors:
\nRobert Nemiroff<\/a>
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\nJerry Bonnell<\/a> (UMCP<\/a>)
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