Blood Moon 2022: 8 breathtaking images of May’s total lunar eclipse

Creepy but cool by Jennifer Walter Updated: Feb. 20, 2024 Originally Published: May 17, 2022 CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images

In many parts of the world, a total lunar eclipse was visible from the evening of May 15 to the morning of May 16.

David McNew/Getty Images News/Getty Images Did you get a good look at the sky this weekend?

ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/Getty Images The eclipse caused the Full Moon to take on a reddish tint, causing a phenomenon known as a Blood Moon.

Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Though the Blood Moon doesn’t have much significance in astronomy , it does make a fascinating — and slightly creepy — spectacle.

David Bassett/Photodisc/Getty Images Here are 8 images of the eclipse from around the world:

8. The Moon in totality over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the early morning hours of May 16.

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7. Clouds covered the vibrant Moon during parts of the eclipse in Rio de Janiero.

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6. A partial eclipse was visible from the German city of Dresden. Here, the Moon lingers behind a church.

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5. New York City residents got a stunning view of the eclipse around 12:11 a.m. Eastern on May 16. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images

4. The Moon in totality above the One World Trade Center.

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3. Though the Moon took on a spectacular color, it did not appear bigger than normal during totality, as seen in this image taken from Caracas, Venezuela.

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2. The Moon’s transformation was captured in this composite taken from Bogotá, Colombia.

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1. Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti captured the eclipse hanging over Earth from the International Space Station.

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