03/14/2025
I was fighting sleep to get these pics of the Lunar eclipse this morning 😭🌕
Here are some quick facts:
Entire Eclipse:
1:09-4:47am
Totality
2:26-3:31am
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth’s shadow to completely cover the Moon. This happens only during a full moon and when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are perfectly aligned.
During the eclipse, sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere scatters, filtering out shorter wavelengths (like blue and green) and allowing the longer, red wavelengths to reach the Moon. This gives the Moon a reddish color, often called a “Blood Moon”. Unlike solar eclipses, they are safe to view with the naked eye/lens.