A lunar eclipse: beginning and end
This image shows the Moon at the beginning and the end of a total lunar eclipse in January 2018. The Moon turns red during a lunar eclipse because it is illuminated by light that has passed through the Earth's atmosphere. This reddish colour has therefore led to a lunar eclipse being known as a "Blood Moon".
Credit:P. Horálek/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | 2018_01_31_ZM_Mozaika_Beg_End-turqoise-effect-CC |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 9 July 2018, 09:28 |
| Size: | 7724 x 4961 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Eclipse |
| Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Eclipse : Lunar |
| Category: | Solar System |
