Beaver Blood Moon: 9 breathtaking images of November's lunar eclipse

Stunning Presenting the Beaver Blood Moon. by Jennifer Walter Updated: Feb. 20, 2024 Originally Published: November 8, 2022 Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images

November’s Full Moon looked anything but normal. In the early morning hours of Nov. 8, it passed through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse and turned a deep red. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images

JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images The stunning show was visible from several continents. Viewers in North America, South America, Asia, and Australia got a front-row seat to the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.

If you missed it, don’t fret — photographers around the world captured breathtaking images of the rare phenomenon.

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MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images Here are 9 noteworthy images of the eclipse:

9. This luminous shot from Hull, Massachusetts captures a range of colors as the Moon passed through Earth’s shadow.

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8. In the early morning hours, the Moon glowed red next to the Empire State Building in New York City. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images

STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images 7. Here’s the Moon setting near the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on the morning of Election Day.

6. Phases of the eclipse, captured from Christchurch, New Zealand.

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5. Though rich in color, the Moon appeared dark over El Salvador as it hid from the Sun. MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images

SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images 4. An up-close view of the Moon from Sydney, Australia, shows the details of its surface.

3. This view from the Island of Borneo shows the shadowy Moon illuminated by a sliver of light.

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2. The eclipsed Moon hung high in the sky over buildings in Shanghai, China. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images 1. An up-close view of the Moon from Goyang, South Korea.

Beaver Blood Moon: 9 breathtaking images of November's lunar eclipse

If you missed it, don’t fret — photographers around the world captured breathtaking images of the rare phenomenon.

9. This luminous shot from Hull, Massachusetts captures a range of colors as the Moon passed through Earth’s shadow.

6. Phases of the eclipse, captured from Christchurch, New Zealand.

3. This view from the Island of Borneo shows the shadowy Moon illuminated by a sliver of light.

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