Rare lunar eclipse veils moon red in most parts of the world

A total lunar eclipse rose above people across a large swath of the world today.

People in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia have been able to see the total lunar eclipse.

This total eclipse is part of a so-called tetrad of lunar eclipses set to take place from 2014 to 2015. The first total eclipse in the tetrad took place in April 2014, and the next eclipse will occur in April 2015 with the last in the tetrad set for Sept. 2015.