Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2025 July 12 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Clouds and the Golden Moon Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Alexsandro Mota Explanation: As the Sun set, a bright Full Moon rose on July 10. Its golden light illuminates clouds drifting through southern hemisphere skies in this [5]well-composed telephoto image from Conceição do Coité, Bahia, Brazil. The brightest [6]lunar phase is captured here with both a short and long exposure. The two exposures were combined to reveal details of the [7]lunar surface in bright moonlight and a subtle iridescence along the dramatically backlit cloudscape. Of course, July's Full Moon is a winter moon in the southern hemisphere. But in the north it's [8]known to some as the Thunder Moon, likely a nod to the sounds of this northern summer month's typically stormy weather. Tomorrow's picture: ants in space __________________________________________________________________ [9]< | [10]Archive | [11]Submissions | [12]Index | [13]Search | [14]Calendar | [15]RSS | [16]Education | [17]About APOD | [18]Discuss | [19]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [20]Robert Nemiroff ([21]MTU) & [22]Jerry Bonnell ([23]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [24]Specific rights apply. [25]NASA Web Privacy, [26]Accessibility, [27]Notices; A service of: [28]ASD at [29]NASA / [30]GSFC, [31]NASA Science Activation & [32]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2507/LUA_JULHO_25_2048.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/alexsandromota805/ 5. https://www.instagram.com/alexsandromota805/p/DL8VjPIy8Ed/ 6. https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-phases/ 7. https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-observation/daily-moon-guide/?intent=021 8. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/full-moon-names/ 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250711.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 13. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 15. https://apod.com/feed.rss 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 18. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=250712 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250713.html 20. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 21. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 22. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 23. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 25. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 26. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 27. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 28. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 29. https://www.nasa.gov/ 30. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 31. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 32. http://www.mtu.edu/