See it! April 4, 2015 total eclipse of the moon

See it! April 4, 2015 total eclipse of the moon

Thanks to all who posted at EarthSky Facebook and G+, and to all who submitted directly to EarthSky.org!

Wow! Great shot of the April 4, 2015 eclipse from Andrew Walters in South Australia. Thanks for posting to EarthSky Facebook, Andrew!

At the April 4, 2015 lunar eclipse, Earth’s barely brushed the moon for about 5 minutes (or longer?). At maximum, the moon was only 2 arcseconds within Earth’s shadow. That’s in contrast to an average of about 1800-1900 arcseconds for the diameter of the moon itself. So you can see that the moon was barely within the shadow! Still, EarthSky friends captured both the partial and the total eclipse. Thank you all for posting at EarthSky Facebook and G+, and for submitting to EarthSky!

Eclipse on April 4 from Hector Barrios in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Doug Clement Photography caught the eclipse from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

April 4, 2015 total eclipse of the moon as captured by Steven Louie in Colorado.

Screenshot from Slooh.com at the middle of the April 4 eclipse. Notice the gradation in brightness across the whole moon. It was extreme on this eclipse, because the moon was so close to the edge of Earth’s shadow.

Near totality! Kenny Cagle in Hot Springs, Arkansas caught this photo. He posted it to EarthSky Photos on G+. Thanks, Kenny!

Beginning stage of April 4, 2015 eclipse from Becky Priest.

Beginning stage of April 4, 2015 eclipse from April Singer.