Here is a time-lapsed sequence of images taken over a 3 hour period of last week's lunar eclipse.
Lunar eclipses occur during full moons when the Sun, Earth and Moon all line up. Occasionally this conjunction is precise and all bodies lie exactly on the same plane. In this case the Moon will pass directly through the Earth's shadow.
The next time this will happen will be in 2007. Click on the image to see a larger version. (via APOD)
Lunar eclipses occur during full moons when the Sun, Earth and Moon all line up. Occasionally this conjunction is precise and all bodies lie exactly on the same plane. In this case the Moon will pass directly through the Earth's shadow.
The next time this will happen will be in 2007. Click on the image to see a larger version. (via APOD)