Rising red full moon

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Description:

At around 21:27 local time, approx. 10 deg above the horizon. Moon appears red nearthe horizon due to the prefferential atmospheric scattering at shorter wavelengths.

Credit:

Konstantinos Kourtidis , Demokritus University of Thrace , Xanthi - Greece

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When:

Taken on July 27, 2010 and submitted on August 26, 2010

Sections:

Atmospheric Sciences (171 images)
Planetary and Solar System Sciences (18 images)

Camera:

Panasonic

Model:

Lumix DMC-FZ8

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