Full moon eclipse photo

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Genevive

During last night’s full moon (lunar) eclipse, most of Hawaii and California was socked in under heavy rain clouds caused by a major storm on the Pineapple Express. The best photo I’ve seen of the eclipse comes from NASA.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth moves between the sun and the moon and casts its shadow, causing the moon to appear dark red. Image courtesy of NASA/Bill Ingalls.

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  1. eclipse « Michaelwclark.com, on December 21, 2010 at 6:03 pm said:

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