Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate! ⁣ ⁣ This new moon marks the beginning of the year of the dragon.⁣ ⁣ Image description: A lunar eclipse is seen right of center in the image, fading from reddish orange to white. The Moon is surrounded by the blackness of space. Lunar eclipses occur at the full moon phase. When Earth is positioned precisely between the Moon and Sun, Earth’s shadow falls upon the surface of the Moon, dimming it and sometimes turning the lunar surface a striking red over the course of a few hours.⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford⁣ ⁣ #Moon #NASA #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheDragon #Earth #Orion #LunarMission #MoonPhases