2026 August 01 - Buck Moon and Belt of Venus

In today's image, we see the full Buck Moon rising off in the east while the Sun set behind the photographer in the west. In two weeks, the Moon will be new and there will be a solar eclipse visible around parts of North America and Western Europe.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.