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APOD from 2025-03-14

#Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow

A Full Moon occurs at 3.14 radians from the Sun, or Pi radians (180 degrees) in ecliptic longitude. On March 9, 2020, a full Moon rose as the Sun set, captured from Tenerife opposite the setting Sun and Teide's shadow. On March 14, 2025, at 06:55 UTC, it aligns again during a total #lunar #eclipse.

HD image at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250314.ht #astronomy #planet #earth #volcano #telescope

Triple #oxygen isotopes of #lunar #water unveil indigenous and cometary heritage: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2321 -> "Our data support an indigenous primary water source for the Moon. This enstatite-dominant source may have been an initial reservoir from the Earth-Moon impact or a consequence of delivered materials in the early growth stages of the Moon. Cometary contributions are indicated by the extremely negative δ18O and positive Δ′17O values observed in our data" -> press.vub.ac.be/vub-study-reve

Tuesday night 9/17 is the Super Harvest Moon - nearly 3′ larger than average and this year it's also a partial lunar eclipse. It is the first and only time the Moon ducks into Earth’s umbral shadow in 2024. As you can see from the picture, this lunar eclipse is VERY subtle. In fact, most won't even be able to notice that 3.8% of the Moon will reside in the umbra at maximum. This will be most visible from 10:12 pm to 11:17 pm with the greatest eclipse at 10:44 EDT.

skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-

TODAY!! 🌙✨
Come and join us for the amazing
MOONCLOCK launch this Saturday!

🌑 waxing new moon 🌒
we have a special FREE LIVE event
in Islington, N London, midday Oct 5
All welcome!

MOONCLOCK LAUNCH 🌙💫

On Saturday October 5, 12 noon, waxing 🌙
brilliant artist Lex Franchi unleashes the power of her newly designed #MOONCLOCK

eventbrite.co.uk/e/moonclock-l

This is a beautiful artefact which will puzzle and perplex #archaeologists for generations to come -- a sculpture and tool to track your #menstrual cycle. It is a beautiful gift for someone experiencing their first 🩸 but you don't need to have a menstrual cycle. All human bodies evolved under the sway of the moon.

Join us for an afternoon of song, story, synchrony of breath to reconnect to our #lunar #ancestral past

This is a FREE LIVE event open to every #body with therapists, artists, anthropologists in North London at New Unity, 277A Upper Street N1 2TZ
12 noon to 6 pm
To get your mits on a MOONCLOCK, roll up, roll up!

PROGRAMME
12 noon Welcome
12:15-1:30 Breath Workshop (Freddie Birley)
2-3:30 Lunarchy, Sex strike and #Indigenous menstrual cosmology (Heloise Lepinard, Chris Knight, Camilla Power)
4-6 Official MOONCLOCK Launch!
Celebratory drinks with Lex Franchi!

Watch out for the visible moonset 🌙 that evening!