Many Angelinos stayed up past their bed time Monday night to watch the moon turn into “blood.”
The so-called “blood moon” was part of a lunar eclipse that occurs when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow.
It all began around 11 p.m. when the moon slowly began moving into the Earth’s shadow, creating a dimmer look. Rather than becoming completely dark, the moon gave off a reddish color.
The “blood” was the result of sunlight being filtered, sort of like a sunset.
It was the first time since 2011 that the “blood moon” could be seen in the United States and Los Angeles, dare we say, had the best view.
The L.A. sky was perfectly clear Monday night which made for an excellent view of the moon. It was also an excellent opportunity to get out of the house and watch the moon outside.
Thousands of people made their way to the Griffith Observatory, which stayed opened until 2 a.m. to allow people to watch the entire 78-minute lunar eclipse from its lawn.
The observatory not only provided a mountain-view of the “blood moon” and plenty of grass space to enjoy the view, but also telescopes for the opportunity to get an even closer look.
Many people went on social media to post photos of their view of the eclipse whether it was from the Griffith Observatory or just outside their window.
Monday’s lunar eclipse is the first of four consecutive eclipses between now and September 2015. The next one will occur on October 8 and it is also expected to be seen in much of North America.
Did you see the eclipse?
