The first in two and a half years, a total lunar eclipse took place yesterday night, on the 15th of April. This rare celestial show was visible as Earth’s shadow falls across the moon, shifting its colour from bright orange to blood red and brown, depending on local weather conditions.
“The Moon’s orbital trajectory takes it through the southern half of Earth’s umbral shadow,” explains NASA, “although the eclipse is not central, the total phase still lasts 78 minutes.”
The picture was taken in Buenos Aires and it shows the six phases of the moon during a lunar eclipse. The entire event was to be visible from North and South America, but sky watchers in northern and eastern Europe, eastern Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were out of luck, according to US space agency NASA.
Did any of you saw the lunar eclipse?
