Composite image of a lunar eclipse Jul 27, 2018

Composite image of a lunar eclipse

Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will be visible around many parts of the globe, but not in North America. (We’re disappointed too, but we can get through this together.) For an eclipse to qualify as ‘total’ the moon must pass through the middle of the Earth’s shadow, casting a reddish pall over the entire visible surface of the moon. Since we in the US will miss tonight’s eclipse, we’re sharing this composite photo that shows the total lunar eclipse that occurred on January 31, 2018.

© Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jul 27, 2019Longer days mean warmer sand
Jul 27, 2020A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
Jul 27, 2021Maybe we should be looking up
Jul 27, 2022Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
Jul 27, 2023Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
Jul 27, 2024Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Sep 15, 2019A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 11, 2019Art in the high desert
Nov 1, 2019The National Museum of the American Indian
Apr 18, 2020National Park Week begins
Apr 30, 2020What kind of bird laid these eggs?
Jun 24, 2023Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
May 15, 2020The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Nov 21, 2025World Hello Day
Sep 26, 2018Art in the chapel
Nov 9, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Nov 24, 2018The tortoise and the finch
Feb 16, 2024Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb 10, 2018Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
Feb 25, 2023Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
Mar 18, 2021A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
Aug 6, 2023Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Jun 7, 2020A hermitage with a view
Jul 28, 2020Over the boardwalk
May 12, 2020Nursing the world to health
Dec 12, 2025National Poinsettia Day
Feb 11, 2022harlem
Jun 6, 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
Jul 10, 2023A field of English lavender
Oct 18, 2024Autumn in Central Park, New York
Jan 8, 2021Take this for a spin...
Jun 25, 2018Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
Oct 7, 2020The circular castle of Cornwall