Lunar eclipse 2026

Earth's shadow paints the Moon in shades of blood red

A composite image of the lunar eclipse captured under the crisp winter skies of March 2026. This multi-frame composite documents the Moon's dramatic transformation as Earth's shadow gradually engulfs it, turning its surface a deep crimson — a phenomenon caused by sunlight bending through Earth's atmosphere, casting only the longer red wavelengths onto the lunar surface. Each phase of the eclipse is carefully composited to tell the complete story of this celestial event in a single frame.