In the photo on this page, Australian astrophotographer Andrew Wall shows in a side-by-side comparison just how little effect the passing of the Earth’s shadow in front of the Moon had on its brightness. According to scientists, the lack of substantial dimming of the moon during this eclipse was because the moon transited through only the very edge of the Earth’s shadow.
The next opportunities to see a lunar eclipse of our moon are only a few months away. In fact in 2013, there will be 3 chances to see a lunar eclipse. The first will be a partial eclipse of the moon on April 25 and then penumbral eclipses on May 25th and October 18th.