PHOTOS: The October 8 ‘Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse

On October 8, the Earth, Sun and Moon aligned perfectly, casting the Earth's shadow over the Moon in a total lunar eclipse. The Moon turned an eerie red color — a so-called Blood Moon — as skygazers around the world watched in wonder. In the Americas, this eclipse was visible in the early morning hours — 6:25 a.m. EDT to 7:24 a.m EDT — and in Asia and Australia it occurred during the evening hours. It was the second lunar eclipse of 2014 and the second of four eclipses that make up a "tetrad" — four total eclipses in a row with no partial eclipses in between. The four dates of the current tetrad are April 15, 2014, October 8, 2014, April 4, 2015, and September 28, 2015. To learn more about this total lunar eclipse and the tetrad, go here: Lunar Eclipse 'Blood Moon' of October 8: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

---

Above, the eclipse is seen behind a ferris wheel on October 8 in Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo's Roppongi fashion and entertainment district, enthusiasts were planning to perform yoga exercises under the blood moon. Many others climbed atop the city's skyscrapers to view the sky. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)