This is a three hour long #photo sequence I took in Jan 2019 during a total lunar #eclipse at ESO's Paranal Observatory in #Chile

As the #Moon moves into the Earth's shadow it becomes red. When sunlight passes through the Earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away more efficiently than red light, which passes through almost unimpeded, like at #sunrise or #sunset.

From the Moon, you would see the Earth surrounded by a golden fiery ring.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography

Normally, the Atacama Desert in Chile, receives less than 12 mm of rain a year.

However in the years when rainfall is unusually high, between September and November, this can happen.

It's called «desierto florido».

@Rainmaker1973 #Chile #Deserts