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Amazing Photos of the Rare Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse of 2015

By Madman on 2015/September/22 in space.com

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Manatee County Florida Total Lunar Eclipse

Credit: Victor Rogus

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Washington Monument

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Colorado State Capitol

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Over DC

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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A Sliver of a Moon in NYC

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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Total Lunar Eclipse via Smartphone in Mass.

Credit: Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre

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Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse, Tuscon AZ

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Washington Monument

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Colorado State Capitol

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Total Lunar Eclipse via Smartphone in Mass.

Credit: Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre

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Lunar Eclipse Over Empire State Building

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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Michigan Engineering Supermoon Eclipse

Credit: University of Michigan

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Washington Monument

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Mt Lemmon Sky Center

Credit: University of Arizona SkyCenter

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A Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse

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Total Lunar Eclipse via Smartphone in Mass.

Credit: Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre

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Perigee Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Over DC

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse from Boston

Credit: Bryce Parazin

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Total Lunar Eclipse from Wilmington, DE

Credit: Kamysha Martin

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Total Lunar Eclipse from Riverside, California

Credit: Micaela Van Blarcom

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Perigee Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Over DC

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse from Voorheesville NY

Credit: Chris Mancuso

Chris Mancuso shot this view of the Sept. 27 ‘supermoon’ lunar eclipse from Voorheesville, NY.

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Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse from the UK

Credit: Susanne Kaiser

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Lunar Eclipse Over Empire State Building

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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Perigee Moon on Eighth Avenue

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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A Full Moon vs. NYC Taxi

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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A Full Moon Rises in Central Park

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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Full Moon Rises

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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September 27, 2015, Total Lunar Eclipse

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

The moon will pass through Earth’s shadow in a dazzling total lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 27, and early Monday, Sept. 28, creating a blood moon during…Read More » lunar perigee. A so-called supermoon lunar eclipse. See sky maps showing when and from where the lunar eclipse will be visible from in our gallery here. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage .   Less «

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Visibility of Sept. 27, 2015, Lunar Eclipse

Credit: Sky & Telescope

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Events for Total Lunar Eclipse on September 27–28, 2015

Credit: Sky & Telescope

Events for the total lunar eclipse on the night of September 27–28, 2015. This version is labeled for Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Because of the moon’s…Read More » slightly off-center path through Earth’s umbra, the southern half of its disk should look slightly brighter during totality than the northern half. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage .   Less «

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Umbra Schematic

Credit: Sky & Telescope

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Sept. 28, 2015, Lunar Eclipse Visibility

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse

Credit: NASA

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What Causes a “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse Tetrad? (Infographic)

Credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist

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Stages of the Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015 (EDT)

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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Stages of the Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015 (CDT)

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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Lunar Eclipse of September 28, 2015, Graphic

Credit: Fred Espenak/NASA GSFC

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Stages of the Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015 (MDT)

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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Stages of the Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015 (PDT)

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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What Makes a ‘Supermoon’ Full Moon Super

Credit: Karl Tate/SPACE.com

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Moon Passing Through Earth’s Umbra

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Full Eclipse Perigee

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

This still image from a video shows that the supermoon eclipse on September 27-28, 2015, will take place when the moon is at perigee, the closest point…Read More » in its orbit to the Earth. The inner blue circle shows perigee distance, the outer blue circle shows apogee distance, and the off-center, light gray circle shows the orbit of the moon. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage .   Less «

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How to Observe the Moon (Infographic)

Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com

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Total Eclipse of the Moon (Infographic)

Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor

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The Phases of the Moon

Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com

See how the moon’s phases progress over the course of a month in this infographic.

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