--- title: PHOTOS: The Second Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse of 2014 description: See the best photos of the second blood moon - and fourth lunar eclipse - of 2014. canonical: https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-08T14:04:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:07:31.582Z article:section: Science og:title: See the Best Photos of the Blood Moon og:description: See the best photos of the second blood moon - and fourth lunar eclipse - of 2014. og:url: https://time.com/3481483/blood-moon-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97a94553ba43dc22/69875f2d524fc01d8ede9aab/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2014-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2650 og:image:height: 1491 og:image:alt: The moon during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline of Toronto on Oct. 8, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Best Photos of the Blood Moon twitter:description: See the best photos of the second blood moon - and fourth lunar eclipse - of 2014. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97a94553ba43dc22/69875f2d524fc01d8ede9aab/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-2014-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Best Photos of Wednesday Morning's Blood Moon > Sponsored content. 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