{"id":6846,"date":"2026-07-30T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/apod-2026-july-30-red-sun-trough-wildfire-smoke\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:05:00","slug":"apod-2026-july-30-red-sun-trough-wildfire-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/apod-2026-july-30-red-sun-trough-wildfire-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 July 30 \u2013 Red Sun trough Wildfire Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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2026 July 30 \u2013 Red Sun\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\">\n<nav>\n<ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Today\u2019s APOD<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/archive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/submit\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Submissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/apod-index\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Index<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/apod-search\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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desktop:margin-y-7 padding-x-3 media-detail-hero--suppress-inner-media-caption hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-media-detail-hero\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n<p class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">APOD<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-22 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 media-detail-hero__subtext\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/archive\/\">Discover the cosmos!<\/a> Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-detail-hero__media margin-bottom-6\">\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/july\/red_sun.jpg?w=3000&amp;h=2000&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/july\/red_sun.jpg?w=3000&amp;h=2000&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A deep red sun shows several sunspots. Clouds and haze are visible.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:\u00a0<\/strong>This could be the view from an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">exoplanet<\/a>\u00a0orbiting around a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/red-dwarf-star\" rel=\"noopener\">red dwarf star<\/a>, but it is our own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/sun\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbH_V37lKyN\/\" rel=\"noopener\">This image<\/a> of was taken on July 22, 2026, in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okanagan\" rel=\"noopener\">Okanagan region<\/a>\u00a0in the Canadian province of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supernaturalbc.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">British Columbia<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fire.airnow.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfire smoke<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Northwest\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Northwest<\/a>\u00a0acted as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.canon.com\/learning\/training-articles\/training-articles-list\/being-safe-using-solar-filters\" rel=\"noopener\">solar filter<\/a>, allowing the photographer to take this photo of the Sun directly. Several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/sun\/sunspots\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sunspots<\/a>\u00a0are also visible in this eerie image; just below and right of the center is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofnasa.org\/2026\/07\/fast-evolving-sunspot-ar-4493-larger.html\" rel=\"noopener\">AR 4493<\/a>, a fast evolving, giant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scied.ucar.edu\/image\/solar-active-regions-sunspots-uv-image\" rel=\"noopener\">active solar region<\/a>\u00a0and sunspot group. The smoke is made of tiny particles that help block and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mie_scattering\" rel=\"noopener\">scatter<\/a>\u00a0light with bluer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/science\/science-behind-the-discoveries\/wavelengths\/\" rel=\"noopener\">colors<\/a>, so the light we see coming from the Sun is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ap130829.html\/\" rel=\"noopener\">dimmer and redder<\/a>\u00a0than usual (but it is never safe to <a href=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1505628346881-b72b27e84530\" rel=\"noopener\">stare directly<\/a> at the Sun). Sunsets and sunrises are also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/science\/weather-explainers\/news\/2025-08-05-wildfire-smoke-red-sunset-sunrise-scattering-explained\" rel=\"noopener\">more colorful<\/a>\u00a0because of the smoke. Some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/resources\/life-and-death\/chapter-6\/\" rel=\"noopener\">6 billion years<\/a> from now, the Sun will actually start to turn redder as it approaches its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/stars\/types\/#red-giants\" rel=\"noopener\">red giant<\/a> phase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture:<\/strong> interstellar thingy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/debraceravolo\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Debra Ceravolo<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &amp; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. U.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-wide nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/random-apod\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Random APOD Generator\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Random APOD Generator<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-module alignwide wp-block-smd-block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles\">\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__prev\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod\/apod-2026-july-29-psyche-receives-gravity-assist-from-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev-label\">\n                        Yesterday\u2019s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev\">\n                        APOD: 2026 July 29 \u2013 Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__next smd-next-prev__disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-july-30-red-sun-trough-wildfire-smoke\/#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next-label\">\n                        Tomorrow\u2019s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next\">\n                                            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-next\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 30 \u2013 Red Sun\u2026 Today\u2019s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss \u00a0 APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day 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. 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