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Credit & Copyright: Haitong Yu
Explanation:
On January 31,
a leisurely lunar eclipse was enjoyed from all
over the night side of planet Earth, the first of three consecutive total
eclipses
of the Moon.
This
dramatic time-lapse image followed the celestial performance
for over three hours in a combined series of exposures from
Hebei Province in Northern China.
Fixed to a tripod, the camera records the
Full Moon sliding
through a clear night sky.
Too bright just before and after the eclipse, the Moon's
bow tie-shaped
trail grows narrow and red during the darker
total eclipse phase that lasted an hour and 16 minutes.
In the distant background are the colorful trails of stars
in concentric arcs
above and below the celestial equator.
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