Blood moon total lunar eclipse shines red across Australia

The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse as seen from Golden, Colorado, Oct. 8, 2014. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because

Those watching the sky in North America will be able to witness the most unique total lunar eclipse yet. Though lunar eclipses happen twice a year, this rare type of eclipse will occur while the Sun is still up. And that's 

MESSENGER was 107 million kilometers (66 million miles) from the Earth at the time of the lunar eclipse. The Earth is about five pixels across, and the Moon is just over one pixel across in the field of view of the spacecraft's narrow-angle camera

There was a total lunar eclipse just now. The blood moon! And boy, did it look amazing. As reported on USA Today, the entire eclipse was only viewable in parts of eastern Asia, Hawaii, parts of Australia and New Zealand as 

It rained in Sydney and there was patchy cloud in Melbourne, but skywatchers elsewhere in Australia got a clear view of the lunar eclipse that turned the moon blood red on Wednesday night. The eclipse started at around 8.15pm on the east coast and