Through the Shadow of the Earth

Lunar eclipse - one of the most interesting and beautiful phenomenon that we can observe on the sky.

During it, the shadow of the Earth partially or completely obscures the Moon. In the event of total eclipses, the Moon completely falls into the shadow of the Earth. As a result, we see its surface red because it reflects the scattered light of the Earth's atmosphere. Often the newspapers then write about the phenomenon of "Bloody Moon". In the attached photo you can see all the phases of the total eclipse from 2015. Additionally, the surface of the Moon is covered by colors (oversaturated) reflecting its mineralogical composition.

Artist: Łukasz Sujka. For over 10 years associated with amateur astronomy and photography of the night sky. He enjoys exploring still undiscovered areas of astrophotography and still looking for new challenges such as the photography of Venus sulfuric clouds, the Moon's mineral colors, colliding galaxies, Albert Einstein’s gravitational lensing and others. However, his greatest passion is the large-scale photography of the Solar System objects - planets, the Moon and our closest star - Sun (using a dedicated solar telescope). Łukasz is a laureate of many prestigious awards - including win in the category of "Planets, comets and asteroids" in the largest astrophotography competition in the world - "Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020" and second place in the international competition Astrocamera 2020. His works are also regularly recognized as Image of the Day on Astrobin portal.