Blood Moon Photos: Total Lunar Eclipse Pictures from April 15, 2014

Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 by James McCue

James McCue (New Mexico) via Virtual Telescope Project

Photographer James McCue of New Mexico took this amazing photo of total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014. This image was provided by the Virtual Telescope Project via a live webcast. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014 Series: Levent Cimkentli

Levent Cimkentli

Skywatcher Levent Cimkentli captured this series of images of the april 15, 2014 total lunar eclipse from the deck of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Captured with a handheld Sony A7R and Leica 90mm f/2.8 Lens. ISO 250, 1/500th second, at f/8. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse

NASA (via Flickr as NASA: 2Explore)

The "Blood Moon" lunar eclipse was photographed from Houston, Texas early Tuesday morning April 15, 2014. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 by John W. Johnson

John W. Johnson (Omaha Astronomical Society) via Virtual Telescope Project

Photographer John W. Johnson of Nebraska captured this image of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 from Nebraska at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT). This image was provided by the Virtual Telescope Project. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Brett Bonine

Brett Bonine

Skywatcher Brett Bonine of Arkansas captured this view of the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 in the early morning hours of April 15, 2014. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014, Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory via NASA MSFC

The moon turns red in this image of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 as seen by a telescope at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Calif. at 12:10 a.m. PT local time/3:10 a.m. ET. This image was captured from a live video feed from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014, Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

The moon turns blood red at 3 a.m. ET during the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014. This view was taken by astronomer Adam Block at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter located at Steward Observatory atop Mt. Lemmon in Arizona. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

April 15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse Begins: Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

The moon begins entering Earth's shadow during the start of the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014. This image was captured by astronomer Adam Block of the University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter at Steward Observatory atop Mt. Lemmon, Ariz. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: John Johnson

John W. Johnson (Omaha Astronomical Society) via Virtual Telescope Project

Photographer John W. Johnson captured this view of the moon partially obscured by Earth's shadow during the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014. This image, captured from a live feed by the Virtual Telescope Project, was taken from Nebraska. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Ken Hoke

Ken Hoke

Skywatcher Ken Hoke captured this view of the moon entering Earth's shadow during the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 from Rockford, Illinois using a Canon SX230 camera. [The Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage]

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