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Did you see it? On October 8, 2014, early risers in North and South America, east Asia, Australia and the Pacific saw unique and rare views of the Hunter's Moon as was eclipsed by Earth's shadow. We've got so many great pictures to share from our
Flickr group
and from social media! In some shots, the fully eclipsed Moon glows with a coppery red hue, and in others the partially eclipsed Moon appears to have a bite taken out of its bright surface. Some images pair the Moon with a faint planet Uranus.
This is the second and final total lunar eclipse of 2014, and the second of four in a quartet series of lunar eclipses known as a
tetrad
-- a series of 4 consecutive total eclipses occurring at approximately six month intervals. The next total eclipse will be on April 4, 2015, with another occurring on Sept. 28, 2015.
Enjoy the images below!
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Montage of the various views of the Moon during the lunar eclipse on October 8, 2014. Credit and copyright: Chuck Manges.[/caption]
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Near-totality eclipsed Moon, in Pisces, with Uranus at left. Delta Psc is that brightest star at upper-right of Moon. Imaged near Calabash, North Carolina. Credit and copyright: Tavi Greiner.[/caption]
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The red 'blood Moon' of the October 8, 2014, lunar eclipse, as seen from the Mare Island Observatory. Credit and copyright: Clifton Reed.[/caption]
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The eclipsed Moon sets over the Andes (Mts. Lopez and Capilla, Bariloche). Credit and copyright: Guillermo Abramson.[/caption]
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Total Lunar Eclipse through the clouds as seen from Weatherly, PA on October 8, 2014. Credit and copyright: Tom Wildoner.[/caption]
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'Eclipse on the edge,' shot from the front of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada. Credit and copyright: David Dickinson.[/caption]
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Last moments of the eclipse as seen from Calama, Chile. Credit and copyright: srta Andrea on Flickr.[/caption]
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The October 8th, 2014, lunar eclipse from Houston, Texas, taken with a 500m lens featuring a statue of Sam Houston. Credit and copyright: Sergio Garcia Rill.[/caption]
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Image of the lunar eclipse taken just before the midpoint of totality. Taken with a modified Canon 450D + Celestron C6-N telescope. f/4 ISO400 4s exposure. Credit and copyright: Fred Locklear.[/caption]
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Lunar Eclipse on 10-08-2014
Huffman Dam, Dayton, Ohio
Canon 6D, 80mm refractor,2x Barlow (1200mm) ISO 6400,
2 sec exposure. Credit and copyright: John Chumack/Galactic Images. [/caption]
I managed to see it and got a pic after clouds and snow got out of the way in Jellicoe Ont. — Bill Magee (@88skywatcher88)
these photos were taken on my phone with a 11 inch dobsonian telescope at the Perth Observatory — Matt Woods (@matty_woods)
at treetops 08OCT2014, 06:25:25 EST! — J Farley Photography (@jfarleyphoto)
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