The Entire April 4, 2015 Lunar Eclipse in One Minute

On Saturday, Apr. 4, 2015, the Moon very briefly slipped into the Earth's shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. It was the shortest total eclipse this century, with totality lasting just under five minutes. I saw lots of lovely pictures from the event, but I think my favorite is a time-lapse video taken at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, sent to me by my friend and astronomer Laura Danly. They kept the telescope centered on the Moon, and you can watch the whole eclipse in just seconds: Th...