See stunning photos of the last total lunar eclipse until 2025
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Early Tuesday, some Americans caught a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse – a phenomenon that won't happen for another three years
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It's the first Election Day total lunar eclipse in U.S. history, according to EarthSky.org
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The eclipse was also visible in Asia, Australia and the Pacific, according to the website.
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A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth, according to NASA., and is also called a blood moon.
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When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon. Instead of that sunlight hitting the moon’s surface, Earth's shadow falls on it.
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While it has no special astronomical significance, the view of a blood moon in the sky shows a normally white moon turn red or murky brown, according to space.com
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The next lunar eclipse visible in the U.S. will take place in March 2025, NASA said.
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It began Tuesday at 3:02 a.m. EST and totality (when the moon is engulfed in Earth's shadow) began at 5:16 a.m. EST and ended at 6:41 a.m. EST.