A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15. People in the Americas, Europe and Africa had a chance to see the total lunar eclipse that began Sunday night. made its way across the night sky Sunday night into Monday morning, giving stargazers a dramatic, multi-part show.
Around 9:30 p.m. ET the moon began to pass into Earth's shadow. Within roughly two hours it had reached totality – or fully within in Earth's shadow – and stayed there for some 85 minutes.Also known as a"Blood Moon," this happens because the sunlight shining directly onto Earth passes through the atmosphere and is projected onto the moon — giving it a red tone during the eclipse.
In total, the eclipse lasted some five hours, with totality lasting about 85 minutes. This is longer compared to most, Ernest Wright, graphics system specialist at NASA, says. "It has a lot to do with whether or not it [the moon] is going through the middle of the shadow or kind of skimming along the edge," he told viewers tuning into"This eclipse is in the top 25% of eclipses for duration so we're pretty close to the middle."
People in Central and South America, along with the eastern part of the continental United States got the best show — blood moon and all.The next total lunar eclipse is expected on November 22,
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