# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOYxrpHDL0D
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582043-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/68e9151b4e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-09T15:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

A blood moon from the edge of the world 🩸🌕

On 8 September 2025, between 1:00 and 4:00 in the morning at Concordia Station in Antarctica, the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022 cast its shadow across the sky.

While around 85% of the world’s population had a chance to see this eclipse, the crew at one of Earth’s most isolated outposts captured it from a truly unique vantage point — perched on Dome C plateau, after months of polar night and temperatures as low as –80 °C.

As Earth’s shadow curved across the lunar surface, the Moon slowly glowed red — a cosmic reminder of our planet’s rotation, our shared sky, and the beauty seen from even the most remote corners of Earth.

Each year, we support a medical doctor at Concordia to study how humans adapt to such extremes — research that helps prepare us for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

📸 DC21/@europeanspaceagency /IPEV/ @italiantartide – @clem_antarctique 
📹 DC21/ESA/IPEV/PNRA – J. Lacrampe
📸 DC21/ESA/IPEV/PNRA – C. Arrat
Acknowledgment: @whitemarsdoctor

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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