Newmarket resident Douglas Scott captured Tuesday's total lunar eclipse at just the right moment.
At 5:17 a.m. from his Alex Doner Drive backyard, his camera took a beautiful image of a copper-coloured "blood moon" when it was entirely in the Earth's umbra.
The moon turns a dark "blood red" during the eclipse when it passes through the fullest part of the Earth's shadow.
The total lunar eclipse was visible throughout North America in the predawn hours, from 5:16 to 6:41 a.m., as the Earth passed directly between the moon and sun.
The eclipse was rare in that it coincided with the first full moon of November, often referred to as the beaver moon as it's the time of the year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having gathered sufficient stores of food for the long winter ahead. During the time of the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts, according to almanac.com
It has been a stellar year for seeing a total lunar eclipse, as the first one occurred last May. The next one won’t be until 2025.
