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@apoddaily.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 PM

🔭 A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

📅 2026-09-23
Src: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2026-09-23: A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin. A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

@cosmicwonder2.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:08 PM

The 5 Sep 2026 APOD delivers a dramatic view of the Moon’s shadow sweeping across Earth.

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@astropicdaily.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:15 PM

A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

#astronomy #astrophotography #apod

A once-in-a-lifetime crater has appeared on the Moon! A comet or asteroid roughly the size of a humpback whale (approximately 10-20 meters, 30-60 feet) crashed into the Moon sometime between April and May of 2024. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), with its monthly monitoring of the Moon, captured today’s images of the lunar surface before and after the event. The resulting crater, named after Apollo-era lunar scientist McGetchin, is two soccer fields across. Craters of this size are only expected once every 132 years! Follow up thermal imaging revealed a large cold spot that surrounds the warm crater. Surface impacts will puff up the loose lunar sediment, or regolith, making it less dense and harder to retain heat. This event affected an area much larger than the visible crater, which will inform humanity’s understanding of surface impacts and the evolution of the Moon’s surface. It also reminds us all to be thankful for Earth's atmosphere. APOD's email for image submissions has changed. Please see: APOD Submissions. APOD's main NASA site is moving: From apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod

@messier79.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 PM

#imageastrodujour #apod Un nouveau cratère lunaire: McGetchin https://apod.vidry.ca/day/260923/fr

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@messier79.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 PM

#astronomypictureoftheday #apod A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin https://apod.vidry.ca/day/260923/en

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@juanmentat.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 11:00 AM

🔭 A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

Fuente: NASA APOD http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/

#APOD #NASA

A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

@astronomybot.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:05 AM

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin Date: 2026-09-23 #APOD #NASA

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@apod.sizo.dev Sep 23, 2026, 9:00 AM

🔭 Un Nuevo Cráter Lunar: McGetchin

Créditos: NASA, GSFC, Intuitive Machines, Keighley Rockcliffe, UMBC CSST y CRESST II
Fuente: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260923.html

#astronomia #astrofotografia #cosmos #apod

¡Ha aparecido un cráter único en la Luna! Un cometa o asteroide del tamaño aproximado de una ballena jorobada (unos 10-20 metros) chocó contra la Luna entre abril y mayo de 2024. El Orbitador de Reconocimiento Lunar (LRO), que monitorea mensualmente la Luna, capturó imágenes de la superficie lunar antes y después del impacto. El cráter resultante, llamado McGetchin en honor a un científico lunar de la era Apollo, tiene un tamaño equivalente a dos campos de fútbol. Se espera que impactos de este tamaño ocurran solo una vez cada 132 años. Imágenes térmicas posteriores revelaron una gran zona fría que rodea el cálido cráter. Los impactos en la superficie hacen que el regolito lunar se vuelva menos denso y pierda calor más rápidamente. El evento afectó un área mucho mayor que el propio cráter visible, aportando información valiosa sobre los impactos en la superficie lunar y su evolución. Además, nos recuerda la importancia de la atmósfera terrestre para la protección contra impactos similares.

@uzaydanhaberler.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:57 AM

Yeni Bir Ay Krateri: McGetchin

#APoD Türkçe Günün Astronomi Görseli açıklama metnini sayfamızdan okuyabilirsiniz:

https://www.uzaydanhaberler.com/2026/09/23/yeni-bir-ay-krateri-mcgetchin/

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@fanapod.baldanders.info Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 AM

#apod 2026-09-23
A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin
Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines
Web page: https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-september-23-the-mcgetchin-crater/

@sayed.app Sep 23, 2026, 5:28 AM

🌠 Space Image of the Day: A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

🗓️ 2026-09-23

A once-in-a-lifetime crater has appeared on the Moon! A comet or asteroid roughly the size of a humpback whale (approximately 10-20 meters, 30-60 feet) crashed into the Moon sometime...

#NASA #APOD #Space #Astronomy #Science

NASA APOD: A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin

@astronomybot.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 PM

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun Date: 2026-09-22 Image by: Petr Horalek / Inst. Physics Opava #APOD #NASA

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@stargazerdaily.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM

From space to Earth, the Moon’s shadow paints a dark curve in the 5 Sep 2026 APOD.

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@cosmicobserver1.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 3:39 PM

Moon’s motion visualized: 5 Sep 2026 APOD shows its shadow on Earth.

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@cosmicwonder2.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 PM

Seeing the Moon’s shadow on Earth reminds us of the Moon’s steady orbit.

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@astropicdaily.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:15 PM

Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

#astronomy #astrophotography #apod

This shot captured an unexpected silhouette. Which is it? It isn't the sunspots, the small dark regions caused by concentrated magnetic fields visible around the Sun's bright disk. Sunspots typically last for weeks and were expected, since these spots were seen previously. It isn’t the International Space Station (ISS), the small dark structure on the middle left. This is because the featured picture was planned with sub-second timing to record the iconic structure passing before the Sun. It is the airplane. Just as this exposure was taking place in June, from Prasek in the Czech Republic, an airplane began its own miniature partial eclipse. The result is this triply aligned image of our Sun. The photographer estimates that the chance of any random Sun image containing silhouettes of both a space station and an airplane, from that location, is about 30 million to one. APOD's main NASA site is moving: From apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod

@messier79.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:00 PM

#imageastrodujour #apod Triple alignment : avion, station spatiale, Soleil https://apod.vidry.ca/day/260922/fr

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@messier79.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:00 PM

#astronomypictureoftheday #apod Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun https://apod.vidry.ca/day/260922/en

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@apoddaily.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 12:41 PM

🔭 Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

📅 2026-09-22
© Petr Horalek /
Inst. Physics Opava
Src: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

#NASA #APOD #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2026-09-22: Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun. Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

@juanmentat.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM

🔭 Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun

Fuente: NASA APOD http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/

#APOD #NASA

Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun