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Skywatchers Share Lunar Eclipse Photos, Videos

By Nancy Atkinson - December 10, 2011 08:03 PM UTC | Observing

A big eclipsed Moon over Indian Peaks in Colorado. Credit: Patrick Cullis

It was the final lunar eclipse of the year, and the last total lunar eclipse event for the western portion of the Americas until 2014, so skywatchers took advantage of clear skies, and many have shared their images and videos with Universe Today. Enjoy the views! For many of the images you can click on them and see larger versions on our Flickr group.

Above is a view in Colorado, taken by Patrick Cullis, showing the Indian Peaks with the eclipsing Moon setting overhead, taken during the lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of December 10, 2011. The Indian Peaks are a series of peaks on the continental divide near Boulder, Colorado. "The Moon set behind the continental divide right before totality, but it was still an awesome sight," Cullis said.

Below is a video a to-die-for view of the eclipse over the Pacific Ocean.

Paul Miller shared this awesome video, and below is an image he took:

Indian Peaks in Colorado with the eclipsing Moon setting overhead. Credit: Patrick Cullis

This timelapse is from Steve Knight in Banbury, UK showing the eclipsed Moon moving between cloud banks:

We'll add more as they become available; in the meantime, check out Universe Today's Flickr Group for new additions! And if you have some you'd like to see posted on Universe Today, upload yours to the group.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com