NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day entry for September 1, 2026 presented a photograph of a lunar eclipse taken the previous week from Portugal, credited to Paulo Ferreira. The image and explanation were authored and edited by Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti and Keighley Rockcliffe, and published by NASA's APOD service.

The accompanying text explained that observers do not need to be on a particular side of the airplane in the photo to see a lunar eclipse. Such eclipses are commonly seen from the half of Earth facing the Moon during the event, require no special equipment beyond unaided eyes, and are frequently photographed because cameras and eyes need not face the bright Sun, unlike during a solar eclipse. The text added that because lunar eclipses typically last for hours, a passenger initially unable to see it might soon be able to move across the aisle.

The page also noted that APOD's main NASA site is moving from apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod, and it linked a gallery of the August 2026 lunar eclipse.