We were exhausted but it was definitely worth it to stay up past midnight to see the total lunar eclipse known as the Blood Moon. We had to deal with some cloudiness but Frans was still able to capture this from our balcony. Venus was shining brightly but was too far to get in to the picture. At least Spica (we had to look up what star it was) got to to make its appearance in this photo.
Blood Moon – April 15, 2014 #BloodMoon
SALON explains, “What’s so special about this blood moon?”
This blood moon is special because it is the first lunar eclipse that is part of a blood moon tetrad. A tetrad is a series of four lunar eclipses that happen within six-month intervals of each other. The first takes place the early morning hours of April 15; the next is on Oct. 8 of this year, followed by two in 2015 on April 4 and Sept. 28.
Did your family get to see it? Will you try to see the next three?
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Oh wow, that’s such a cool pic, well worth staying up past midnight.
What a gorgeous picture! I missed it the other night.
We did too, some of my kids and husband want to catch the next three.
I didn’t even know, so I am going to watch for it the next time for sure. That is awesome!
I’m so tired anymore and am participating in a challenge to get 8 hours of sleep a night, I couldn’t watch it.. I am surprised my husband didn’t get up to see it though. The photos sure are beautiful!
Oh my gosh, that is gorgeous! How did I miss that??? Wow, that is GORGEOUS!!!! I am TOTALLY going to try to see the next one…is it safe to view with a telescope?
Safe? It’s a lunar eclipse so there shouldn’t be any danger to your eyes (it’s those solar eclipses that you have to be careful of). I’m sure it’d look amazing through a telescope – just be aware that it seemed to move pretty fast across the sky so if the lens is too powerful it might be tough to keep it in view w/o adjusting it often.
We missed! Everyone was so disappointed, we’re hoping to catch the next three though!
That is pretty! I didn’t get to see it, because it was raining that night.
I really wanted to see it and there was too much cloud cover here.
Wow what an amazing moon. Great shot.
That is an awesome photo! I didn’t even know it was happening so we missed it. Darn!
I stayed up to see it but unfortunately our home is situated in such a way that I couldn’t get any good pictures of it 🙁 Yours is great. Maybe I’ll catch the one in October!
Great photo! Wish we had been able to see it, but it was overcast here.
I didn’t get to see it but your shot came out great,
Your photo came out awesome! I could not stay up to see it.
You took a great photo!!! I made sure to get up at 2 am my time to go out and see it! what a neat moment!!
I’m sad I missed it. I thought it sounded scary since it’s called a blood moon. lol.
We missed this one but will try to see it in October. Great pics!
Oh wow what a great photo.
We did not see it, but you got a wonderful shot.
Oh wow! So beautiful! Great picture!
The kids didn’t make it, and even I dozed off about an hour before, but luckily my husband stayed awake and woke me up in time to see the awesomeness! I’ll be making sure my kids get to view the next one.
What a breath taking photo you got. It’s beautiful another one of life’s most beautiful sites
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