¿ 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. 2021 May 24 [2]A total lunar eclipse with lightning in the foreground as seen from Greece. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Chris Kotsiopoulos ([4]GreekSky) Explanation: Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular [5]2011 June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted for 10 minutes during the [6]total eclipse phase and [7]lightning bolts contributed to the dramatic sky. Captured with a 30-second exposure the scene also inspired one of the more memorable titles (thanks to the astrophotographer) in [8]APOD's now 25-year history. Of course, the lightning reference clearly makes sense, and the [9]shadow play of the dark lunar [10]eclipse was [11]widely viewed across planet Earth in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. [12]The picture itself, however, was shot from the Greek island of [13]Ikaria at [14]Pezi. That area is known as "the planet of the [15]goats" because of the [16]rough terrain and strange looking rocks. The next total [17]lunar eclipse will [18]occur on Wednesday. Details: [19]Total Lunar Eclipse on 2021 May 26 Tomorrow's picture: disappearing moon __________________________________________________________________ [20]< | [21]Archive | [22]Submissions | [23]Index | [24]Search | [25]Calendar | [26]RSS | [27]Education | [28]About APOD | [29]Discuss | [30]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [31]Robert Nemiroff ([32]MTU) & [33]Jerry Bonnell ([34]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [35]Specific rights apply. [36]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [37]ASD at [38]NASA / [39]GSFC & [40]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2105/LightningLunarEclipse_Kotsiopoulos_1024.jpg 3. https://www.facebook.com/chris.kotsiopoulos 4. http://www.greeksky.gr/ 5. https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2011.html#LE2011Jun15T 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110617.html 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120723.html 8. https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8779599/astronomy-picture-of-the-day-oral-history 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060909.html 10. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how 11. http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=23957 12. https://greeksky.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/eclipses_lunar-eclipse-and-lightning.jpg 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=925mOGCf7to 14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icaria 15. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5qmrdx1umpY/Ur0Y1tDvxZI/AAAAAAAAu3s/TteYJNMEUAk/s1600/Wall-Climbing+Mountain+Goats.jpg 16. http://www.culturechange.org/cms/content/view/937/1/ 17. https://mars.nasa.gov/images/Lunar_eclipse_sideview.jpg 18. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4903 19. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2021-may-26 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210523.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 29. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210524 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210525.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 33. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 34. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 35. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 36. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 37. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/ 39. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 40. http://www.mtu.edu/