Just after midnight on Thursday, the moon began its descent into the dark realms of the earth’s shadow, or umbra, transforming into a flaming, coppery red orb for all viewers in Maine.
The moon was visible on Thursday evening and reached peak illumination by 2:55 a.m. on Friday morning.
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For the first time in three years, the total lunar eclipse — also known as the blood moon — was visible to all of North America, along with parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, the Pacific and Africa, according to Space.com.
The total lunar eclipse comes 11 months after the heady 2024 total solar eclipse that inspired more 200,000 people to travel to or around Maine.
Photos courtesy of CBS 13/WGME.
