November 26, 2021
The same gravity that holds galaxies together and keeps planets in their orbits also held you to the Earth on the day you were born.
Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse
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APOD published November 26, 2021. Credit: Laurie Hatch. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Rain clouds passed and the dome of the Lick Observatory's 36 inch Great Refractor opened on November 19. The historic telescope was pointed toward a partially eclipsed Moon. Illuminated by dim red lighting to preserve an astronomer's night vision, telescope controls, coordinate dials, and the refractor's 57 foot long barrel were captured in this high dynamic range image. Visible beyond the foreshortened barrel and dome slit, growing brighter after its almost total eclipse phase, the lunar disk created a colorful corona through lingering clouds. From the open dome, the view of the clearing sky above includes the Pleiades star cluster about 5 degrees from Moon and Earth's shadow. Notable APOD Submissions: Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19
Image credit: Laurie Hatch