Thursday, 9 February, 2012

You’ve seen photos of lunar and solar eclipses, or maybe you’ve even been present for one yourself, but have you ever seen an eclipse of the Earth? Astronaut Bill McArthur and flight engineer Valery Tokarey snapped this photo from aboard the International Space Station on March 29, 2006 during a total eclipse of the sun. [...]

Lunar eclipses are fleeting events, but their history goes deep. And what’s what with that reddish hue?