Stunning view of yesterday's total solar eclipse! Check out this video from yesterday's total solar eclipse, when the moon pass directly in front of the sun. It happened from 8:38 to 8:42 p.m. EST March 8. As the moon passed precisely between the sun and Earth – a relatively rare occurrence that happens only about once a year because of the fact that the moon and the sun do not orbit in the exact same plane – it blocked the sun’s bright face, revealing the tenuous and comparatively faint solar a

A total lunar eclipse was visible tonight as the Moon passed through the Earth's shadow between 18:27 and 21:56. The eclipse is a spectacular astronomical event visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon, including Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa, Oceania, and Europe. During the total eclipse phase, the Moon appears reddish, often referred to as a "Blood Moon". Franklin Muningirua and Erica Nawinda #NBCNews #nbcdigitalnews #nbcDSTV282 #nbcGOtv20 #nbcPlusApp | NBC Digital News