A combination photo shows (clockwise from top left) the moments during and after a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", pictured from Encinitas, California October 8, 2014. The coppery, reddish color the moon takes is made as it passes into Earth's shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on Sept. 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full eclipses are visible in all or parts of the United States, according to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred EspenakReuters 
The beginning of a total lunar eclipse is seen from the Qizhong Tennis Court in Shanghai October 8, 2014.Reuters 
A lunar eclipse is seen above a statue of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in Wuhan, Hubei province.Reuters 
The moon is pictured behind a ferris wheel on the pier in Santa Monica, California after a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon"Reuters 
The Blood Moon is pictured behind a ferris wheel on the pier in Santa Monica, CaliforniaReuters 
A man and a woman look at the moon as they ride a Ferris wheel, while a total lunar eclipse begins in Tokyo October 8, 2014.Reuters 
The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline during moonset in TorontoReuters 
A seagull flies in front of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon"Reuters 
A woman jogs on a beach with the moon in the background in Santa Monica, CaliforniaReuters 
The end of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is seen from a cemetery in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on October 8, 2014.Reuters
The world witnessed an unusual sight in the Wednesday-night sky. The rare and dazzling view of 'Blood Moon' thrilled sky watchers once again this year.
Earlier, on 15 April, the first total lunar eclipse took place in the sky which is also known as 'Blood Moon'. It occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, with the three falling in a line. As Earth comes in between, it prevents the sunrays from reaching the Moon.
The coppery, reddish colour the Moon assumes is because it passes into the Earth's shadow. On Wednesday, at 6:25 am EDT, the full eclipse began and was visible across North and South America, Australia, and Asia.
The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began on 15 April and concludes on 28 September 2015. The next lunar eclipse will fall on 4 April and 28 September next year.
Check out the slideshow of the stunning and rare images of the Blood Moon.
