... Moons at Opposition . ... From the early hours of October 8, over the Santa Cruz Mountains near Los Gatos, California, the totally eclipsed Moon shows a range of color across this well-exposed telescopic view of the lunar eclipse. ... Seen through the subtle colors of the predawn sky a lunar eclipse is in progress above, the partially eclipsed Moon growing dark. ... During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun, causing the moon to fade dramatically. ... 2011 2012 . ...