Tigers braved the 30-degree weather on the morning of April 15 to see the first total lunar eclipse since 2011. Known as a "blood moon" because of the color of the light refracted onto it, the celestial body was highly visible thanks to a clear night sky. According to NASA, the next total lunar eclipse will be Oct. 8.
![Light from the sun refracts through Earth's atmosphere to cast a brownish-red hue on the moon, known as a "blood moon."](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415_lunar_eclipse_moon_379.jpg)
Light from the sun refracts through Earth's atmosphere to cast a brownish-red hue on the moon, known as a "blood moon."
![Senior international buisness major Paul Cave and junior occupational therapy major Tina Zhang camp out to watch the eclipse.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415_lunar_eclipse_moon_022.jpg)
Senior international buisness major Paul Cave and junior occupational therapy major Tina Zhang camp out to watch the eclipse.
![In addition to the moon being highly visible, the star Spica (right and down from the moon) and Mars (up from the edge of the right Column) were shining bright.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415_lunar_eclipse_moon_294.jpg)
In addition to the moon being highly visible, the star Spica (right and down from the moon) and Mars (up from the edge of the right Column) were shining bright.
![Students braved the 30-degree temperatures and kept warm by whatever means possible to not miss the event.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415_lunar_eclipse_moon_308.jpg)
Students braved the 30-degree temperatures and kept warm by whatever means possible to not miss the event.
![Astronomers say the peak viewing point of the eclipse was around 2:46 a.m. CT. If you missed this one, NASA says the next total lunar eclipse will be Oct. 8, 2014.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415_lunar_eclipse_moon_390.jpg)
Astronomers say the peak viewing point of the eclipse was around 2:46 a.m. CT. If you missed this one, NASA says the next total lunar eclipse will be Oct. 8, 2014.