ORLANDO, Fla. – We all knew it’d be a bit of a chore to either get up early or stay up late to see the lunar eclipse overnight, but it’s evident some Central Floridians couldn’t miss it.
Known as the “blood moon,” light from Earth’s sunrises and sunsets was momentarily projected onto the moon — giving it a rusty red color — during a total lunar eclipse early Friday.
The Earth’s shadow began encroaching on the moon around 1 a.m., with about an hour of totality starting closer to 2:30 a.m. and the whole show over by 5 a.m.
Unlike a solar eclipse, this lunar eclipse was safe to view with the naked eye. Not only that, but we’re getting an eyeful ourselves as folks use our PinIt! feature to share pictures they took of the phenomenon.
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PinIt! is WKMG’s built-in feature that allows News 6 Insiders to upload photos from their communities and pin where the pictures were taken.
Submitting is easy. After ensuring you’re signed up for our free Insider program, web users can click here to find the “Upload a Pin” button and get started. For app users, the PinIt! feature can be found along the toolbar at the bottom of our Pinpoint Weather App or by navigating the drop-down menus of the News 6 App.
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Check out some Insider Pins of the eclipse below, and don’t forget to send in yours!
Through My Eyes
Partial Lunar eclipse.
Leigh Ann Pietrasz
Eclipse
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