Planets and Moons  ID: 4157

Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014 As Viewed from the Moon

Visualizations by Ernie Wright Released on April 10, 2014
In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. When viewed from the Moon, as in this animation, the Earth hides the Sun. A red ring, the sum of all Earth’s sunrises and sunsets, lines the Earth’s limb and casts a ruddy light on the lunar landscape. With the darkness of the eclipse, the stars come out.

The city lights of North and South America are visible on the night side of the Earth. The part of the Earth visible in this animation is the part where the lunar eclipse can be seen.
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With the lunar horizon in the foreground, the Earth passes in front of the Sun, revealing the red ring of sunrises and sunsets along the limb of the Earth. The "No Stars" frames omit the starry background and include an alpha channel.
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The star field. The Earth and Sun are in the constellation Pisces. From left to right, the brightest four stars visible in the full animation are Omicron, Mu, Zeta, and Epsilon Piscium.
 

Related

LRO and the Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Telescopic View
Lunar Eclipses and the Moon's Orbit
Understanding Lunar Eclipses
Need To Know: Lunar Eclipse and LRO
LRO and the Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Shadow View

For More Information

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/2014TotalLunarEclipse.html

Visualization Credits

Ernie Wright (USRA): Lead Animator
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
David Ladd (USRA): Producer
Michelle Handleman (USRA): Producer
John Keller (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Michelle Thaller (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Mission:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)

Data Used:
LRO/LROC/WAC 643nm High Sun Global Mosaic
Mosaic
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JPL DE421 also referred to as: DE421
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Planetary ephemerides
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LRO/LOLA/Digital Elevation Map also referred to as: DEM
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This item is part of these series:
The Moon
LRO - Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
SVS >> Eclipse
SVS >> Lunar Eclipse
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons