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Rare Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Captivates Skywatchers Worldwide

The March 2025 total lunar eclipse offered stunning views and marked a historic observation from the moon's surface.

  • The total lunar eclipse, visible on March 13-14, 2025, showcased the rare 'Blood Moon,' with reddish hues caused by Earth's shadow filtering sunlight.
  • The event was visible across North and South America, parts of Africa, Europe, eastern Australia, Russia, and northern Japan, lasting over an hour during its totality phase.
  • NASA confirmed this was the only total lunar eclipse visible in the Americas for 2025, with the next one not expected until March 2026.
  • Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander made history by capturing the eclipse from the moon's surface, marking the first such observation by an American commercial spacecraft.
  • Stunning images from Earth and the moon highlighted the phenomenon, with contributions from global observers and scientific instruments measuring lunar environmental changes during the eclipse.
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