CHARLOTTE, USA - MAY 15: Blood Moon, a total lunar eclipse in Charlotte, N.C., on May 15, 2022 (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Stargazers who stayed up overnight had the chance to see a total lunar eclipse this past weekend.For those on eastern time, the best part of the eclipse started around 10 p.m., FOX Weather reported, when the darkest part of the shadow began to create a noticeable change in the moon’s light.Around 11:30 p.m.
ET is when the main part of Earth’s shadow fell over the moon, known as totality. Just after midnight ET, the deepest eclipse was visible.
The eclipse ended just before 3 a.m. Monday.The eclipse was visible to most of the Americas, western Europe and most of Africa.Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California shared a live video of the eclipse, displaying the moon in a reddish hue.
Skywatchers across the U.S. and in much of Europe and Africa were able to marvel on the night of May 15-16, 2022, as a total lunar eclipse turned the moon a reddish hue.