Total Lunar Eclipse taken from Elkins, WV on March 14th, 2025 with Canon T7i through Williams Optics 132mm refractor telescope.

The right image was taken mid-eclipse at 0714UT.  The reddish “blood moon” effect is caused by light being refracted through the earth’s atmosphere (with most of the blue light being scattered) similar to why we experience red sunsets.

The left image, taken at at 0625UT, shows the “Japanese Lantern Effect” which is noticeable just before and after the total eclipse. The blueish tint is due to light passing through the upper stratosphere where the ozone layer absorbs a larger fraction of the red light.