AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Sunday night time into early Monday morning, the Earth casted its shadow over the moon, making a complete lunar eclipse seen all through a lot of Central Texas.
KXAN Meteorologist Nick Bannin defined a lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the solar and the moon, so the total rays of the solar get blocked by the Earth, inflicting the shadow of the Earth to darken the moon. A complete lunar eclipse is when the entire of the moon will get forged in darkness.
In accordance with TimeandDate.com, within the Austin space, the eclipse started simply after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday and continued by way of about 1:50 a.m. Monday morning.
Listed here are some photographs KXAN viewers captured throughout that point because the eclipse was happening.
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Might 15, 2022 complete lunar eclipse seen in Georgetown (KXAN Viewer Picture)
Lunar eclipse on Might 15, 2022 (Courtesy of Brandon Pearce)
Lunar eclipse seen in south Austin (KXAN Viewer Picture)
The full lunar eclipse as seen in north Austin. (Courtesy: Juan Carlos Garcia)
View of lunar eclipse from the Villages of Shady Hole neighborhood in south Austin (KXAN Viewer Picture)
View of lunar eclipse from the Villages of Shady Hole neighborhood in south Austin (KXAN Viewer Picture)
View of lunar eclipse from the Villages of Shady Hole neighborhood in south Austin (KXAN Viewer Picture)
View of lunar eclipse from the Villages of Shady Hole neighborhood in south Austin (KXAN Viewer Picture)
Lunar eclipse (Courtesy: Joseph Quitta-Carney)
Lunar eclipse (Courtesy: Joseph Quitta-Carney)
Lunar eclipse (Courtesy: Joseph Quitta-Carney)
Lunar eclipse (Courtesy: Joseph Quitta-Carney)
Lunar eclipse as seen from Leander (KXAN Viewer Picture)
Lunar eclipse seen from Driftwood, Texas (Courtesy: Wealthy Love)
View of Austin skyline in the course of the Might 16, 2022 lunar eclipse. (Picture: Morgan Agnew)
Lunar eclipse on Might 15, 2022 from Georgetown (Courtesy: Paul Nolte FugaFoto Low Altitude Imaging)
Picture of lunar eclipse in Austin, Might 16, 2022. (Picture: Kynlee WIlson)
Lunar eclipse on Might 15, 2022 from Georgetown (Courtesy: Paul Nolte FugaFoto Low Altitude Imaging)
Lunar eclipse on Might 15, 2022 from Georgetown (Courtesy: Paul Nolte FugaFoto Low Altitude Imaging)
Lunar eclipse photograph taken from Schertz, Texas (Courtesy: Amalthea Cassandra Slaughter and household)
Lunar eclipse photograph taken from Schertz, Texas (Courtesy: Amalthea Cassandra Slaughter and household)
Lunar eclipse photograph taken from Schertz, Texas (Courtesy: Amalthea Cassandra Slaughter and household)
Lunar eclipse photograph taken from Schertz, Texas (Courtesy: Amalthea Cassandra Slaughter and household)
Lunar eclipse photograph (KXAN Viewer Picture)
Lunar eclipse on Might 15, 2022 (Courtesy: Jacob Bouchard)
Picture of lunar eclipse in Austin, Might 16, 2022. (Picture: Kynlee WIlson)
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