Blood moon lights up San Diego with lunar eclipse, clear sky

With the Cardiff Kook, the local nickname for a bronze statue of a surfer, officially named "The Magic Carpet Ride", in the foreground, a full lunar eclipse of the moon could be seen in the western sky above Cardiff-by-the-Sea early Wednesday morning. Hayne Palmour IV

Many San Diegans were up early (or late, in some cases) to watch the night sky and see a total lunar eclipse that turned the moon blood red.

Yes, they took photos. Yes, they were beautiful.

Also lovely? This time-lapse video of the eclipse by San Diego photojournalist Greg Torkelson. It's mesmerizing and almost seems three-dimensional.

BLOOD MOON TIMELAPSE

The moon started to move into Earth’s shadow at 1:17 a.m. The full eclipse began at 3:27 a.m. and lasted until 4:22 a.m. The eclipse ended at 6:32 a.m. It was the second time this year San Diego and night-sky watchers elsewhere were treated to a total lunar eclipse.

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