# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/m0VaqXoaFS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11739108-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/6b04541a91.jpg
- **Posted:** 2014-04-15T16:47:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Eclipse! The United States was in a prime orbital position and time of day to view the eclipse on April 15. Depending on local weather conditions, the public got a spectacular view looking into the sky as the moon's appearance changed from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and perhaps gray. The eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth's shadow. The United States will not be able to witness a full lunar eclipse in its entirety again until 2019. This image was taken in San Jose, Calif.

Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center/Brian Day

#eclipse #bloodmooneclipse #lunareclipse #nasa #moon #lunar #science #earth

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earth, science, nasa, moon, lunar, eclipse, lunareclipse, bloodmooneclipse

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