Did You Miss the Total Eclipse of the Moon?

Photo Credit: Mount Washington Observatory/The images that used for the time-lapse of Sept. 27’s lunar eclipse look like this when put into collage form. The start is in the upper left corner, then it runs down and right in time.

ICYMI last night, the Mount Washington Observatory posted a quick review of the lunar eclipse. While the eclipse lasted five hours in real-time, this clip only lasts 12 seconds.

A rare total lunar eclipse offered a breathtaking view of the earth’s shadow slowly cover the moon, turning it blood orange and increasingly dark.

The edge of the nooon’s shadow began shortly after 8 Sunday night. The partial eclipse occurred just after 9 p.m. The total exlipse of the moon began at 10:11 p.m. Sunday, and the total eclipse peaked just before 11 p.m.

Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is a nonprofit research and educational institution working to advance understanding of Earth’s weather and climate, according to their website.