Eclipse at Moonset and Sunrise
Seen
from the atop the Chilean coastal mountains looking down upon the
pacific ocean under a sea of clouds, is the moon entering into a
lunar ellipse. Although the moon is only partially eclipsed in this
photo it still gives a wonderful view of the the phenomena that
occurred on October 8th, 2014. Lunar eclipses, though not as rare as
solar, are not something you get to see ever day. Happening around
two to four times a year, a lunar eclipse happens when the moon
passes through a portion of the Earth's penumbral or umbral shadows.
This process can only occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned
exactly so that the Earth is in the middle, and the moon is full.
Depictions of Lunar Eclipses
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| Geometry of Eclipse |
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| Example of Eclipse from 2010 as Seen from Space |
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