Blood Moon Photos: Total Lunar Eclipse Pictures from April 15, 2014

The Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Victor Rogus

Victor Rogus

Stargazer Victor Rogus captured this spectacular view of the total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 from Jadwin, Missouri. "Very beautiful event!" Rogus exclaimed. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon, Mars & Spica: April 15 Lunar Eclipse by Sean Parker

Sean Parker Photography

Photographer Sean Parker took this photo of the total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 from Tucson, Ariz. The eclipse came just after the closest approach of Mars to Earth on April 14 while the star Spica shined bright nearby, as shown in this labeled view. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon Phases: Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15 by Sean Parker

Sean Parker Photography

Photographer Sean Parker of Tucson, Ariz., created this mosaic of the total lunar eclipse phases on April 15, 2014 using images taken with a through a 12" LX Meade 200 telescope with a Canon 6D camera. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse from Grant's Grove: Ryan Watamura

Ryan Watamura

Photographer Ryan Watamura captured this amazing photo of the total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 from Grant's Grove in Kings Canyon National Park in California using a Canon EOS 1dx camera, 70-200 2.8L IS II, Canon 600EX-RT flash with a CTO gel. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse from Grant's Grove: Ryan Watamura

Ryan Watamura

Photographer Ryan Watamura captured this amazing photo of the total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 from Grant's Grove in Kings Canyon National Park in California using a Canon EOS 1dx camera, 70-200 2.8L IS II, Canon 600EX-RT flash with a CTO gel. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Sean Parker's Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014

Sean Parker Photography

Photographer Sean Parker created this image of the blood moon total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 from Tucson, Ariz. by stitching together eight images into a mosaic. Parker used a 12" LX Meade 200 telescope with a Canon 6D camera. "Tonight's Lunar Eclipse was an unforgettable experience for me! It was such a great sight to see," Parker said. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse, Mars and Spica: April 15, 2014

Chris Chujkal

Skywatcher Chris Chujkal in Puerto Rico captured this stunning view of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bright star at lower right is Spica, with the planet Mars glowing to the moon's far right. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 by Fernando Rodriguez

Fernando Rodriguez via Virtual Telescope Project

Photographer Fernando Rodriguez of the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association captured this amazing view of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 during the totality phase at about 3:24 a.m. ET. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse, Mars and Spica by Victor Rogus

Victor Rogus

This wide angle view of the April 15, 2014 total lunar eclipse by Victor Rogus shows the bright star Spica and Mars as well as the eclipsed moon as seen from Jadwin, Missouri. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Red Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

The moon turns blood red in this 3:17 a.m. ET view of the total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 as seen by a telescope at the University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter at Steward Observatory atop Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

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