images

Total lunar eclipse of january 20 2000.

by

F.Espenak/Novapix

Reference

a-lun70-00205

Date

2006-11-07

This nine image sequence captures the entire eclipse from start to finish. During totality (center image), the Moon was 10,000 fainter than it was before the eclipse began. The red color is due to the filtering effect of Earth's atmosphere.