COLUMBUS, Ohio – Early risers in central Ohio were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse, though patchy fog may have dimmed it for some.
The second total lunar eclipse of the year took place early Wednesday morning. The full moon appeared orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in the phenomenon known as a “blood moon.”
The eclipse was visible in Asia as well as in much of North America.
Astronomer Geoff Wyatt at the Sydney Observatory in Australia called it “very spectacular.” The clouds blocked the view at times, but he said the moon turned a “lovely reddish brown.”
In Japan, clear skies turned partly cloudy as the eclipse progressed, but people gathered on the rooftops of skyscrapers in Tokyo saw the moon turn a rusty brown when the clouds cleared.