Lunar Eclipse and Bloodmoon 2025 | NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio

Lunar Eclipse and Bloodmoon 2025 | NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio

A composite photo made from 17 images of the lunar eclipse. These photographs were taken at NASA’s Glenn Research Center at Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, during the early hours of March 14, 2025. 

This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned with Earth between the other two. During these rare events, the full Moon rapidly darkens and then glows red as it enters the Earth's shadow. A small amount of indirect sunlight is still reaching the Moon, passing through Earth's atmosphere, resulting in a reddish hue. This light appears reddish due to the Rayleigh scattering of blue light—the same reason sunrises and sunsets are more orange than during the day.

Learn more about NASA's Glenn Research Center:
https://www.nasa.gov/glenn/

Image Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna
Release Date: March 14, 2025

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