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An Impalpable Penumbral Eclipse

6 Sep , 2016 by David Dickinson

Great ready for the final eclipse of 2016, with a penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16th visible from Europe to Australia.

April Lunacy: Getting Ready for the Full ‘Mini-Moon’

19 Apr , 2016 by David Dickinson

Why this week’s Full Moon is the smallest of 2016. It’s Mini-Moon season!

Blues for the Second Full Moon of July

27 Jul , 2015 by David Dickinson

Brace yourselves for Blue Moon madness. The month of July 2015 hosts two Full Moons: One on July 2nd and another coming right up this week on Friday, July 31st at 10:43 Universal Time (UT)/6:43 AM EDT. In modern day vernacular, the occurrence of two Full Moons in one calendar month has become known as […]

Was This Past Weekend’s Lunar Eclipse Really Total?

7 Apr , 2015 by David Dickinson

Millions of viewers across the western United States and across the Pacific, to include Australia and New Zealand were treated to a fine Easter weekend lunar eclipse on Saturday. And while this was the third of the ongoing tetrad of four lunar eclipses, it was definitely worth getting up early for and witnessing firsthand. But […]

Predicting Eclipses: How Does the Saros Cycle Work?

26 Mar , 2015 by David Dickinson

Boy, how about that total solar eclipse last Friday? And there’s more in store, as most of North America will be treated to yet another total lunar eclipse on the morning of April 4th. This eclipse is member three of four of a quartet of lunar eclipses, known as a tetrad. Solar and lunar eclipses […]

Watch the “Blood Moon” Eclipse from Mercury

11 Oct , 2014 by Jason Major

Yes, it’s another time-lapse of the October 8 lunar eclipse that was observed by skywatchers across half the Earth… except that these images weren’t captured from Earth at all; this was the view from Mercury! The animation above was constructed from 31 images taken two minutes apart by the MESSENGER spacecraft between 5:18 a.m. and 6:18 a.m. […]

Stunning Photos of the Hunter’s Moon Lunar Eclipse

8 Oct , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

Did you see it? On October 8, 2014, early risers in North and South America, east Asia, Australia and the Pacific saw unique and rare views of the Hunter’s Moon as was eclipsed by Earth’s shadow. We’ve got so many great pictures to share from our Flickr group and from social media! In some shots, […]

Our Complete Guide to the October 8th “Hunter’s Moon” Total Lunar Eclipse

2 Oct , 2014 by David Dickinson

October 2014 means eclipse season 2 of 2 for the year is upon us. Don’t fear the ‘Blood Moon’ that’s currently infecting the web, but if you find yourself on the correct moonward facing hemisphere of the planet, do get out and observe the total lunar eclipse coming right up on the morning of Wednesday, […]

Dramatic Timelapse of the Recent “Blood Moon” Eclipse

29 Apr , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson Video

This timelapse of the lunar eclipse that took place April 15, 2014 will have you checking over your shoulder for aliens! Photographer Andrew Walker shot this footage at the Caltech’s CARMA Array (Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy) in the Inyo Mountains of California. You can find out more about his impressive equipment details […]

Seeing Red: Spectacular Views of this Morning’s Total Lunar Eclipse

15 Apr , 2014 by David Dickinson

Did the Moon appear a little on crimson side to you last night? It’s not your imagination, but it was a fine textbook example of a total lunar eclipse. This was the first total lunar eclipse visible from the Earth since late 2011, and the first of four visible from the Americas over the next […]

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