‘Blood Moon’ Captured from Summit of Mauna Kea

‘Blood Moon’ Captured from Summit of Mauna Kea

Local tour guide James Stagg of Taikobo Tours (www.taikobo.com) captured this incredible photo (seen above) through a telescope on Mauna Kea in the early hours of October 8.  The fully eclipsed moon was obscured by the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, taking on a...
LADEE Survives ‘Blood Moon’

LADEE Survives ‘Blood Moon’

  NASA’s moon-orbiter, LADEE (pronounced “LADDIE”), is still alive after surviving Monday night’s full lunar eclipse. The four-hour phenomenon is also named “blood moon” because of the reddish hue it transformed into. Scientists say LADEE – short for Lunar...