"Blood moon" eclipse turns eyes to the sky
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Timelapse video from NASA shows a total lunar eclipse seen from Los Angeles, Wednesday morning (October 8) -- also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. It reached totality just before sunrise.
The lunar eclipse was the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak.
The blood moon was visible to skywatchers in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia.
Timelapse video from NASA shows a total lunar eclipse seen from Los Angeles, Wednesday morning (October 8) -- also known as a "blood moon" due to the coppery, reddish color the moon takes as it passes into Earth's shadow. It reached totality just before sunrise.
The lunar eclipse was the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak.
The blood moon was visible to skywatchers in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia.