Early on Tuesday, a “ blood moon ” total lunar eclipse made our typically pearlescent moon appear a fiery crimson in what was the first and only total lunar eclipse of 2026.

Sometimes the best moments are the ones we don’t capture ourselves.

Lasting about 5 hours and 39 minutes total, the lunar eclipse began late at night for most skywatchers in North America, with the spectacular "totality" phase — the roughly 1-hour period where the moo...