Lunar Eclipse in Asia and the Americas
The Earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon during a total lunar eclipse, as it goes behind a weathervane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower, in Miami.
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In Japan, clear skies turned partly cloudy as the eclipse progressed, but some people who gathered on the rooftops of skyscrapers in Tokyo saw the moon turn a rusty brown when the clouds cleared. In this picture, a person in Ferris wheel observes the moon during a total lunar eclipse in Tokyo.
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Lucky ones saw the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a "blood moon." The hue results from sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. Seen here, a lunar eclipse behind a gargoyle atop the old red Dallas County Courthouse. The moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere.
