PHOTOS: Blood Moon, Lunar Eclipse
October 8, 2014
The Earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon during a total lunar eclipse, as it goes behind a weathervane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A view of the "Blood Moon" taken from Highlands Ranch early October 8, 2014. The second blood moon of the year will light up the sky early Wednesday morning in North America, where it will be most visible from the Pacific coast, according to NASA. The Earth will position itself between the sun and the moon, creating a full lunar eclipse with a majestic red hue. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post) ( CD09BLOODMOON_1JL3345 )
A lunar eclipse appears above the Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids, Mich. early Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, 2014. The moon appears orange or red as it reflects the suns color in the Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Chris Clark) ( Lunar Eclipse )
The full moon is partially shadowed by the earth during a total lunar eclipse in Bogota, Colombia, early Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ( Colombia Lunar Eclipse )
Total eclipse of the moon is seen on October 08, 2014 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province of China. The moon turns red and half-shadowed during total lunar eclipse in Hangzhou on Wednesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 456843186 )
A lunar eclipse appears above the Pioneers Museum in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., early Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A lunar eclipse appears above Roanoke Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in Roanoke, Va. The moon appears orange or red as it reflects the suns color in the Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A lunar eclipse appears above Grand Haven State Park Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The moon appears orange or red as it reflects the suns color in the Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse) ( Lunar Eclipse )
The earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon during a total lunar eclipse, behind the Angel Moroni statue in Bogota, Colombia, early Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ( Colombia Lunar Eclipse )
A Television crew, background right, films Indians watching lunar eclipse through a telescope at a planetarium in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Evening viewers in much of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse on Wednesday, though clouds obscured it for some. Lucky ones saw the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a "blood moon." (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ( APTOPIX India Lunar Eclipse )
The moon is illuminated by sunlight reflected off the Earth during a total lunar eclipse, one of four so-called "blood moons", on October 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The first in the current tetrad of blood moons fell on Passover and the current eclipse occurs on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the fifth day after Yom Kippur, leading some religious people to believe that it is a prophetic sign of the end times of civilization. This blood moon appears 5.3% larger than the last one on April 15 because it occurs right after the perigee, the closest point in its orbit to the Earth. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 456842552 )
A religious cross is seen as the moon is illuminated by sunlight reflected off the Earth during a total lunar eclipse, one of four so-called "blood moons", on October 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The first in the current tetrad of blood moons fell on Passover and the current eclipse occurs on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the fifth day after Yom Kippur, leading some religious people to believe that it is a prophetic sign of the end times of civilization. This blood moon appears 5.3% larger than the last one on April 15 because it occurs right after the perigee, the closest point in its orbit to the Earth. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 456842568 )
Total eclipse of the moon is seen on October 08, 2014 in Qingdao, Shandong province of China. The moon turns red and half-shadowed during total lunar eclipse in Qingdao on Wednesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 456843198 )
A religious cross is seen as the moon is illuminated by sunlight reflected off the Earth during a total lunar eclipse, one of four so-called "blood moons", on October 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The first in the current tetrad of blood moons fell on Passover and the current eclipse occurs on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the fifth day after Yom Kippur, leading some religious people to believe that it is a prophetic sign of the end times of civilization. This blood moon appears 5.3% larger than the last one on April 15 because it occurs right after the perigee, the closest point in its orbit to the Earth. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) ( 456842564 )
A lunar eclipse appears above City Park in Casper, Wyo. in the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Casper Star-Tribune, Dan Cepeda) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A deep orange moon appears in the sky during a lunar eclipse, which is seen Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 from Bhubaneswar, India. Evening viewers in much of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse on Wednesday, though clouds obscured it for some. Lucky ones saw the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a ìblood moon.î The hue results from sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Lunar Eclipse )
The Earth's shadow slowly passes by the moon during a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 from Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines. Wednesday's eclipse was the second in a series of four total lunar eclipses that occur in six-month intervals and known as a "lunar tetrad." (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Lunar Eclipse )
Photographers Chuck Vickers, right, and James Taylor photograph the lunar eclipse Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 morning from a large field south of Wade, N.C. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Johnny Horne) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A lunar eclipse appears behind a hospital's water tower early Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, 2014 in Jackson, Miss. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A lunar eclipse appears above Wade, N.C. in a picture made through an amateur astronomer's 8-inch telescope on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Johnny Horne) ( Lunar Eclipse )
People take photographs of the lunar eclipse at The Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong on October 8, 2014. The total lunar eclipse is the second of two in 2014 and the second in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series). AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images ( 534200326 )
A lunar eclipse is partially seen from The Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong on October 8, 2014. The total lunar eclipse is the second of two in 2014 and the second in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series). AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images ( 534200435 )
People take photographs of a lunar eclipse from The Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong on October 8, 2014. The total lunar eclipse is the second of two in 2014 and the second in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series). AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images ( 534200461 )
An orange moon is seen in the sky during a total lunar eclipse in Quezon City, suburban Manila on October 8, 2014. The eclipse is the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the second in a tetrad. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 534201135 )
A lunar eclipse dips beneath the Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tenn. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. This is known as the blood moon.(AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Adam Lau) ( Lunar Eclipse )
A partial phase of a total eclipse of the moon is seen through clouds near the Empire State Building during the early morning hours of October 8, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO / STAN HONDA /AFP/Getty Images ( 534200476 )
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