This is a Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse I saw on Wednesday October 8th 2014! It lasted from about 5:20 to sunrise and I watched it until it disappeared behind the trees. This was the second, and last, blood moon of 2014 the first one taking place in February 2014. A Total Lunar Eclipse takes place when the sun and moon line up in such a way that the earth is in between the two blocking the sun's light from reaching the moon. However a tiny bit of light manages to seep through the edge of Earth's atmosphere to reach the moon during the full Lunar Eclipse creating the amazing sight known as the Blood Moon. Unlike Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipses are safe to watch under the naked eye. The Western side of the united state literally had front row seats to watch the Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse turn the skies red for about an hour on Wednesday. If you missed this Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse the next one will be on April 4th 2015. The last of this rare Lunar Phenomenon will take place on September 28th 2015.
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