Stunning Photos from the November 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse

Did the skies above you cooperate this morning to see the total lunar eclipse? Mine did not, and Fraser reports he was clouded out as well. But thankfully, we can live vicariously through all of the wonderful friends and astrophotographers who have shared their jaw-dropping photos of the blood Moon, Beaver Moon total lunar eclipse. This is the last total lunar eclipse until March 14, 2025.

Our lead image, a composite from University of Arizona Professor Eliot Herman shows a series of views throughout the eclipse. “This Lunar eclipse had soft gradations of color that was quite beautiful,” Herman said on Flickr. “This series of photos begins just before totality and ends just after totality.

All images are 15 images stacked captured with a Questar telescope, Baader UV/IR filter, and a Nikon Z7II. ” Here’s a gorgeous shot from one of our all-time favorite astrophotographers, Alan Dyer from Alberta, Canada shows a wide-angle view of several objects in the night sky. “It was amazing that we got to see the eclipse as it had been snowing all day, leaving us with several inches of new snow, in the first big snowfall of the season,” Dyer said on Flickr .

“And as it cleared the temperature dropped to -25° C. But … I got the eclipse — the first I was able to watch from home in more than a decade. ” Remove All Ads on Universe Today Join our Patreon for as little as $3! Get the ad-free experience for life As Dyer said, this is a gathering of many red stars, planets and the rare red Moon.

“The red Moon at right beside the stars of the northern winter sky and Milky Way, plus with bright red Mars at top. Above and left of the Moon is the blue Pleiades star cluster, while below it and to the left is the larger Hyades cluster with reddish Aldebaran in Taurus. The stars of Orion are left of centre, including reddish Betelgeuse, while at far left are the two Dog Stars: Procyon, at top, in Canis Minor, and Sirius, at bottom, in Canis Major.

” If you were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, like Takizawa Gra, you could see an occulation of the planet Uranus by the eclipsed Moon. What a sight! Nate Atkinson took this shot from his backyard in central Illinois, a 10-second exposure, handheld with his iPhone 14 pro. Here are more great shots from our friends on social media.

Jason Major reminded us there’s something else going on today in the U. S. — don’t forget to vote! This morning’s total lunar #eclipse and the Rhode Island State House in Providence.

Please #VoteBlue today! pic. twitter. com/FdmhlaA4qC Our own David Dickinson’s views: Some final shots of this AM’s #TotalLunarEclipse at sunrise this AM; was pretty dark, though maybe not as murky as May’s eclipse.

I’d say the Danjon Number of #totality was maybe 1-to-2, more on the 2 side. pic. twitter.

com/vUvoQIKWhH Astronomer Dean Regas from the Cincinnati Observatory had wonderfully clear skies for his view: In the deepest heart of the total lunar eclipse pic. twitter. com/1dFkRkJe5e #LunarEclipse from Northport, LI this morning! Went straight to professional development from there so imported pics from camera to my phone and edited in Lightroom Mobile.

pic. twitter. com/RjON23GpDj And cellphone pics of Moonset at @KittPeakNatObs with the shadow of the mountain stretching into the distance.

pic. twitter. com/MMzzxNHh9Q The phases of an eclipse #lunareclipse2022 pic.

twitter. com/wgIZHKnJvy If you missed the eclipse, NASA has put together this timelapse video of the views: Did you miss the #TotalLunarEclipse last night? ?? Watch the entire eclipse of the #moon in this video from @NASA ! pic. twitter.

com/D5rn3Ilfsb Thanks to all who shared their photos! What’s coming up next in the sky? Check out our top astronomical events for 2022 before the year comes to an end!.