# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-03-04T21:20:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Behold the lunar eclipse

On Tuesday, March 3, Earth passed directly between the Sun and our Moon, creating a total lunar eclipse that could be seen in North America and eastern Asia. During a total lunar eclipse, some sunlight still reaches the Moon's surface after interacting with Earth's atmosphere. Longer wavelengths of light, like reds and oranges, pass through the atmosphere, while shorter-wavelength blues and violets are scattered. 

This causes the Moon to turn a dark red—in other words, a Blood Moon. This is the same effect that turns the sky pink, orange, and red at sunrise and sunset!

These photos of the total lunar eclipse were taken from New Orleans, the home of NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility. Also known as "America's rocket factory," Michoud is where we manufacture and assemble the core stages for the Space Launch System rockets which are powering NASA's Artemis missions.

Image description: This composite image shows four views of a total lunar eclipse in a 2x2 grid. From top-left to bottom-right, the Moon is seen increasingly in shadow as the eclipse progresses. In the final, bottom-right image, the Moon is faintly visible with a reddish-orange glow.

Credit: NASA/Eric Bordelon

#NASA #Moon #LunarEclipse

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