lunar eclipse

At 2:26 a.m. on Friday, and lasting until 3:31 a.m., the moon slid fully into the Earth's shadow, creating a lunar eclipse called a blood-red moon.

The eclipse started at 11:57 p.m. on Thursday and lasted until 6 a.m. on Friday.

Photos by Howard Owens.

Philip Casper made this composite of photos he shot of last night's lunar eclipse.

Philip has made high-resolution copies of his photos available for free download by community members who might want to use the images for screensavers or desktop backgrounds.  Click here to select your downloads. To find out more about his photography, visit philipcasper.com.