Science and Exploration

The Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century

By Marc Boucher

Status Report

April 4, 2015

Filed under Lunar Eclipse, Moon, NASA

The Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century.

Griffith Observatory/NASA

On Saturday morning, April 4, 2015 not long before sunrise, the bright full moon over North America turned a lovely shade of celestial red during a total lunar eclipse.

Marc Boucher

SpaceRef co-founder, entrepreneur, writer, podcaster, nature lover and deep thinker.

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