• Three different views of a total lunar eclipse, placed in the order of which they occurred from the farthest from totality to the closest to totality.
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    The total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 was hidden from most of the East Coast by clouds, although the Moon peeked through a few times.  An astronomy educator captured these partial stages of the lunar eclipse from Alexandria, VA with a zoom lens and SLR camera. By the time the Moon entered the deepest part of the Earth's shadow, at 3:06 am EDT, the clouds were too thick for further observations.

    Many stunning images of the total lunar eclipse were shared by skywatchers under clearer skies.

  • Three different views of a total lunar eclipse, placed in the order of which they occurred from the farthest from totality to the closest to totality.

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April 15, 2014

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Geneviève de Messières

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WEB13907-2014

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