The Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse has come and gone, treating stargazers to a breathtaking blood moon that was witnessed by over seven billion people across Asia, western Australia and eastern Europe.
A total lunar eclipse occurs during a new moon phase when Earth passes directly between the lunar disk and the sun, entirely covering the natural satellite in its shadow.
Read on to see the first spectacular views of the September total lunar eclipse.
First photos of the Sept. 7-8 blood moon total lunar eclipse Necmettin Karaca captured this spectacular view of the moon on Sept. 7 as the deepest part of Earth’s shadow swept over the lunar disk ahead of totality.
Then be sure to check out our lunar eclipse live blog for a blow-by-blow of the event as it unfolded and read our lunar eclipse guide to find out more about the celestial mechanics that conspire to bring about a blood moon.
Sept. As the 7-8 total lunar eclipse came and went, more than seven billion people in Asia, western Australia, and eastern Europe were treated to a stunning blood moon.
When Earth moves straight between the moon’s disk and the sun during a new moon phase, it completely obscures the natural satellite in its shadow, causing a total lunar eclipse.
On September, the moon entered the umbra, the inner shadow of our planet. 7. It experienced a remarkable metamorphosis, becoming a rusty red blood moon as the red light from all of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises fell upon its surface.
The event was witnessed by billions of people and innumerable camera lenses, which resulted in an amazing collection of images that brilliantly documented every stage of the eclipse. See the initial breathtaking views of the September total lunar eclipse by reading on.
First photos of the Sept. Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse, seven or eight.
On September, Necmettin Karaca took this amazing picture of the moon. 7 as, prior to totality, the lunar disk was traversed by the deepest portion of Earth’s shadow. Mare Crisium can be seen as a dark oval on the moon’s upper right side, while Mare Tranquillitatis, Serenitatis, and Fecunditatis are arranged below it.
Photographer Hector Retamal captured this dramatic picture of the blood man in the sky over Shanghai during totality, when the lunar disk was passing through Earth’s umbral shadow and turned a deep rusty color due to Rayleigh Scattering.
When Earth’s enormous umbral shadow finally slipped from the lunar disk, Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed broke its arc. Large portions of the lunar surface are covered in dark lunar maria, which are brightened by a number of visible bright craters. Impact ejecta are seen streaking outward from some of the younger sites.
If you missed the lunar eclipse, you should read our lunar eclipse guide to learn more about the celestial mechanics that work together to create a blood moon, and visit our lunar eclipse live blog to get a detailed account of the event as it happened.
