(Blood Moon)
In a total lunar eclipse, the full moon turns a coppery red as it passes into Earth's shadow. During the process, the moon's bright glow dims, taking on a red hue because of shimmers of sunlight and sunsets seeping through the Earth's atmosphere. Dust and sulfur dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere can affect the size of the shadow. The moon has to be full for the total lunar eclipse to occur. As more of the moon emerges from the shadow, its red tint fades as it gets lighter and transitions to its normal
silver color.
A total lunar eclipse took place on April 15, 2014. It was the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the first in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series).
April 15 2014 visible in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean region, including Australia and New Zealand
Oct. 8, 2014: : Visible from the Pacific Ocean and bordering regions in the Americas, Asia and Australia.
April 4, 2015: : Visible from the Pacific Ocean and bordering regions in the Americas, Asia and Australia.
Sept. 27, 2015: Visible from east Pacific Ocean, Americas, Europe, Africa, western Asia.
silver color.
A total lunar eclipse took place on April 15, 2014. It was the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the first in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series).
April 15 2014 visible in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean region, including Australia and New Zealand
Oct. 8, 2014: : Visible from the Pacific Ocean and bordering regions in the Americas, Asia and Australia.
April 4, 2015: : Visible from the Pacific Ocean and bordering regions in the Americas, Asia and Australia.
Sept. 27, 2015: Visible from east Pacific Ocean, Americas, Europe, Africa, western Asia.
I would like to thank "Kim" from the Omaha Astronomical Society. Kim brought along her Orion XT8: 8 inch Dobsonion Telescope and let me get these pictures of the "Blood Moon" during the Total Lunar Eclipse, using her telescope and My daughter's NEX 5R 16.1 DSLR camera.
Bellevue Nebraska
Bellevue Nebraska