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Miss the lunar eclipse? See videos, photos of the blood moon over Michigan

Miss the lunar eclipse? See videos, photos of the blood moon over Michigan

Atotallunareclipse,viewableinMichigan,occurredovernightandpeakedintheearlyhoursofFridaymorning.Theeclipsecausedthemoontotakeonareddishhue,leadingtothenickname“bloodmoon.”Thisphenomenonoccurswhenthesun,Earth,andmoonalign,castingEarth’sshadowontothemoon.SkygazersacrossMichiganandthecountrystayeduplateThursday—orgotupveryearlyFriday—tocatchatotallunareclipseovernightandthentheysharedtheirphotosandvideosonline. TheeclipsethattookplaceduringMarch’sfullmoon,madea“redbloodmoon”visibleforMichiganderstoseeinthenightsky. “Inatotallunareclipse,theentiremoonfallswithinthedarkestpartofEarth’sshadow,calledtheumbra.Whenthemooniswithintheumbra,itappearsred-orange.Lunareclipsesaresometimescalled‘bloodmoons’becauseofthisphenomenon,”CaelaBarrywroteforNASA. Here’saalookatwhatpeoplesharedonline: SocialmediapostsfromtotallunareclipseWhatisatotallunareclipse?Atotallunar