An Orange Eclipse in the Trees
Wes Rabb captured the bright-orange blood moon through tree branches in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
Partial Eclipse
James McCue of The Virtual Telescope Project shared this view of the partial phase of the lunar eclipse during a live webcast on Jan. 20 at 11:41 p.m. EST (0441 GMT on Jan. 21).
An Orange Among the Stars
The lunar eclipse glows bright orange and is surrounded by stars in this view captured by Marife Hammer in Springfield, Missouri. She captured this image using a Nikon D3200 digital camera with a 55-200mm zoom lens.
The eclipse begins!
Earth's penumbral shadow slightly darkens the moon's limb during the lunar eclipse on Jan. 20, 2019. Astronomers at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles captured this Griffith Observatory view at 7:29 p.m. local time (10:29 p.m. EST; 0329 GMT on Jan. 21).
Stages of the Eclipse
The moon sinks into Earth’s shadow in this composite timelapse image by Chad Horwedel. He captured the photos from Bolingbrook, Illinois in the freezing cold.
Partial Eclipse
Just a few minutes ahead of the start of the total lunar eclipse, the moon begins to take on a reddish hue in this view from the Slooh online observatory.
Partial Eclipse
Theresa Tanner captured this image of the lunar eclipse from Alberta, Canada.
Progression of the Lunar Eclipse
Circling around this “blood moon” photo is a sequence of images showing the progression of the different stages of the total lunar eclipse on Jan. 20-21, 2019. Astrophotographer John Entwistle created this composite using images he captured from the Jersey Shore, where he braved the freezing temperatures and strong winds to photograph the eclipse.
Blood Moon in Vegas
Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt captured this photo of the total lunar eclipse from Las Vegas.
Partial Eclipse
Theresa Tanner captured this image of the lunar eclipse from Alberta, Canada.