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Today we had the second Total Lunar Eclipse of 2022 in United States. The first one happened on May 15-16 and I missed it. This time I was determined to capture it in action. November Full Moon is called as Beaver Moon. However the Lunar Eclipse turns the moon into blood red color, and hence Beaver Blood Moon.

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Month of June brings us the Full Strawberry Moon, which also marks the second Supermoon for the year 2022. Considerably larger than usually how moon looks for us earthlings, this time it also comes with a special treat - it's golden/red hued, depending on how your camera lens captures it.

However, the name "Strawberry Moon" comes from the Native ( Read more... )

Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon - November 19 2021 4:45 AM EST

It's the longest Partial Lunar Eclipse and a Blood Moon aka Beaver Moon not seen since 1440 in the United States. It's a near total yet partial lunar eclipse that grazed our skies; a celestial phenomenon that had Moon crawling into Earth's shadow for over six hours with the deepest ( Read more... )

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13 Full Moons, including 2 Super Moons, and 2 Full Moons in one month, the second full moon being the Rare Halloween Blue Moon: That’s what we get to see in the night sky this leap year which starts a new decade. A treat to all those stargazers! Here continues my amateur photography of this gorgeous orb ( Read more... )