Lunar Eclipse
The eclipsed moon glows in the predawn sky Tuesday morning in this view from Stedman, N.C. This picture is a 10-second time exposure made through an amateur astronomer's 12 1/2-inch telescope.
This combination of pictures shows the moon in various stages of a total lunar eclipse as seen from Mexico City.
Three hikers watch the almost full moon rise behind the Weissfluhjoch in Arosa, Switzerland, on Monday.
People look through a telescope set up by the Amateur Astronomical Society to observe the Moon and stars on December 21, 2010, in Reykjavik. The Moon turned red in Reykjavik early today at the exact moment astronomers had predicted, treating a small crowd of enthusiasts gathered to witness the lunar eclipse to an amazing sight. AFP photo /Halldor Kolbeins (Photo credit should read HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images)
In a photo provided by NASA the Washington Monument is seen as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth during a total lunar eclipse on the arrival of the winter solstice, Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Washington. From beginning to end, the eclipse lasted about three hours and twenty-eight minutes. (AP Photo/NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Light shines from two Manhattan buildings as a total lunar eclipse occurs as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on December 21, 2010 in New York City. The lunar eclipse was visible during the early morning hours in North and Central America, revealing what seemed to onlookers as an eerie reddish glow on the moon. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)




