... Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats . ... Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular June 15 total lunar eclipse. ... Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way . ... On June 15, the totally eclipsed Moon was very dark, with the Moon itself positioned on the sky toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. ... In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the gas in the outer regions of this photogenic spiral is rotating in the opposite direction from all of the stars! ...