Dazzling photos of this month's total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way's heart

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March 25, 2025, 10:00 AM

The total lunar eclipse from earlier this month captured a glowing, blood red moon and star-studded heart of the Milky Way in the night skies over Chile. The "Blood Worm Moon" total lunar eclipse rose over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), located on the summit of Mt. Cerro Tololo in northern Chile. The National Science Foundation's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or NOIRLab, which oversees the observatory, shared stunning photos of the ground-based telescopes beneath a glowing blood red moon and dazzling view of the Milky Way in a post on X (formally Twitter).

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