Lunar And Solar Eclipse Photos Of 2011

In 2011, people saw a number of stunning solar and lunar eclipses around the world. In early January, the Middle East and much of Europe were treated to a partial solar eclipse. For Switzerland, the eclipse was the fullest since 1999.

In June, much of the world saw the first total lunar eclipse of the year. Lasting for 100 minutes, it was the longest in almost 11 years. Although it couldn't be viewed from North America, it was broadcast online for those who couldn't see it.

In early December, North America was able to view a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse lasted for about 51 minutes and was the last total lunar eclipse that will occur for three years. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon are perfectly aligned, with the Earth in the middle.

Check out the photos below from 2011's lunar and solar eclipses and vote for your favorites!

Comments

[rgray222]

01:27 PM on 12/27/2011

See the best Super Moon photos taken in 2011, spectacular pictures taken from across the globe
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2011/03/spectaular-super-moon-images.html

[Tanner Nelson]

09:18 AM on 12/27/2011

The sights you see living on Planet Earth are amazing.

[badiantripad]

04:29 AM on 12/27/2011

all of the photos are amazing and spectacular, all were superb!!!

OT: why does huffington always uses the word "stunning" or "shocking". kinda funny though

[juststeve35]

12:55 AM on 12/27/2011

A 57 second video is preceded by a 59 second commercial??

C'mon, really???

[aicequeen36]

12:07 AM on 12/27/2011

wow i am so glad i saw these pics..beautiful.

[Coinyer101]

10:27 PM on 12/26/2011

awesome pics!

[cuoi]

09:06 PM on 12/26/2011

"The kinematical structure of a physical system is expressed by an irreducible unitary projective representation of abelian rotations in Hilbert space."

[Gas-Bag]

10:50 PM on 12/26/2011

42.

[cuoi]

08:20 AM on 12/27/2011

Herman Weyl said that.

[dhabben]

02:58 AM on 12/27/2011

Yeah. What you said.

[LaVera Mahshid]

08:20 PM on 12/26/2011

Breath taking!!
It's called Excellent Photography.

[CoboWowbo1]

06:23 PM on 12/26/2011

Picture #5 is good.