The Evening skies amazed people all over the World

"The longest lunar eclipse in over ten years animated the night sky on December 10. The red hue resulted from the sun's light passing through the earth's atmosphere. Viewers in Asia had the best view of the total eclipse, while those watching in Europe saw part of it at moonrise, and North Americans caught part of it as the moon set. It was not visible in South America or Antarctica. The next total eclipse will occur in 2014. "


The Evening skies amazed people all over the world last December 10, 2011 when the moon turned into a Red hue during the Lunar Eclipse that occurred.

It was the second of the 2 total lunar eclipses this year with the first having occurred on June 15, 2011. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned just right in the orbit ofto pass through the Earth's shadow. Its a sight to behold and many superstitious beliefs are related to it however the beauty of the eclipse is not only captured by the bare eyes but by photos taken during the occurrence.

Here in Japan a lot of people was amazed. I asked for a photo from one of the members of the Association of Professional Photographers in Japan Mr. Innie Ramos to send me photos for this blog and I am thanking him for the photos.

Please visit the link posted here and view the wonderful photos from all parts of the world where the Eclipse was seen.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/12/lunar_eclipse_of_december_10_2.html

Here are the photos of Mr. Innie Ramos:

The eclipse total phase lasted for 51 minutes and was watched from a large part of the world. http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-10-2011.html

The next time this will occur is on 2014.