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  • Released Tuesday, April 8, 2014
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11472
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A string of four total lunar eclipses will illuminate North American skies starting in April.

Explore how lunar eclipses work and the different types that occur in this video.

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When a full moon drifts into Earth’s inner shadow, called the umbra, a total eclipse takes place.

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The moon grows red as it creeps into Earth's shadow. Once it passes out of the shadow, it returns to its normal state.

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The total eclipse will be visible across North America on April 15, 2014, October 8, 2014, April 4, 2015, and September 28, 2015.

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
Science@NASA and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Cover image courtesy of Fred Espenak
Eclipse time-lapse image courtesy of SpaceWeather.com / Dylan O'Donnell
Total eclipse image courtesy of Doug Murray

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