When the Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon, The Sun light cannot reach the Moon and we observe a shadow projected in the Moon's surface. This is a Lunar eclipse. The image above shows this phenomena. It was taken by Alexei N. Zhiltsov with a Meade ETX telescope.

by Alexei N. Zhiltsov on 2009-06-14 15:15:59 [Original Size] - [Next Image] - [Author's gallery]