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 September 6 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Sardinia Sunset Image Credit & [3]Copyright: Lorenzo Busilacchi Explanation: [4]When the sun sets on September 7, the Full Moon will rise. And on that date denizens around much of our fair planet, including parts of Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe, and Africa can witness a total lunar eclipse, with the Moon completely immersed in Earth's shadow. As the bright Full Moon first enters Earth's shadow it will darken, finally taking on a [5]reddish hue during the total eclipse phase. In fact, the color of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse is due to reddened light from sunrises and sunsets [6]around planet Earth. The reddened sunlight is scattered by a dense atmosphere into the planet's otherwise dark central shadow. When the sun set on August 22, this telephoto snapshot of red skies, blue sea, and the Mangiabarche Lighthouse was captured from Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Tomorrow's picture: all the water __________________________________________________________________ [7]< | [8]Archive | [9]Submissions | [10]Index | [11]Search | [12]Calendar | [13]RSS | [14]Education | [15]About APOD | [16]Discuss | [17]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [18]Robert Nemiroff ([19]MTU) & [20]Jerry Bonnell ([21]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [22]Specific rights apply. [23]NASA Web Privacy, [24]Accessibility, [25]Notices; A service of: [26]ASD at [27]NASA / [28]GSFC, [29]NASA Science Activation & [30]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2509/MangiabarcheTramonto.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-lunar-eclipse-september-7-2025/ 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250325.html 6. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4341 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250905.html 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 11. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 13. https://apod.com/feed.rss 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 16. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=250906 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250907.html 18. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 19. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 21. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 23. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 24. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 25. https://www.nasa.gov/privacy/ 26. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 27. https://www.nasa.gov/ 28. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 29. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 30. http://www.mtu.edu/