'Blood moon' mesmerizes sky gazers

What exactly is a "blood moon," and what's its connection to a lunar eclipse? Skywatchers will find out on April 15, as the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 kicks off a series of four blood moons expected to grace the night sky over 

Fog hung over much of the Central Coast and prevented many sky gazers from being able to see the blood moon. Professional photographer Tim Cattera drove up into the Santa Cruz mountains to get above the fog and shotthese amazing blood moon photos 

Moon-Day! Skywatchers Catch a 'Blood Moon' Eclipse and Mars. By Alan Boyle. The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years turned the moon into a cosmic red ball early Tuesday —and there's still more to come. Total lunar eclipses occur when

What exactly is a "blood moon," and what's its connection to a lunar eclipse? Skywatchers will find out on April 15, as the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 kicks off a series of four blood moons expected to grace the night sky over 

Millions of people were greeted last night with a strange celestial sighting, the “blood moon” lunar eclipse. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes into the earth's shadow and, for about an hour, takes on a reddish hue from the sunlight being