Photos: Long Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011

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Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011: India

Manivel K

Skywatcher Manivel K took this view of the moon during the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 as it appeared from his home in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011: Yogyakarta, Java

Agung Geger

In the town of Yogyakarta, Java in Indonesia, skywatcher Agung Geger snapped this view of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 as the moon turned an eerie red.

Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011: South Africa 3

Derek Keats

Skywatcher Derek Keats of Johannesburg, South Africa snapped this photo of the progressing total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 with a Canon EOS 50D camera.

Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011: South Africa

Derek Keats

Skywatcher Derek Keats of Johannesburg, South Africa snapped this photo of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 with a Canon EOS 50D camera.

Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011: South Africa 4

Derek Keats

Skywatcher Derek Keats of Johannesburg, South Africa snapped this photo of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 nearing totality with a Canon EOS 50D camera.

June 15, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse Charts

NASA/GSFC

This NASA chart lists the start, peak and end times for the June 15, 2011 total lunar eclipse as well as likely visibility regions of the world.

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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.