Thick cloud cover blocks view of total lunar eclipse for many

Mia Laube KSTP

The total lunar eclipse was in motion around 4 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Photo courtesy of Tom Garfin.

Many sky watchers were disappointed after clouds blocked their view of the total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning.

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer captured the thick cluster of clouds in the sky around 5 a.m. near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

The National Weather Service advised the view would “vary dramatically by location” in a tweet Monday night. KSTP viewer Tom Garfin found one of the sweet spots, shown at the top and bottom of this article.

Find more photos from NASA with the tweet below.

Check out images of this morning's total lunar eclipse from @NASAKennedy with the #Artemis I @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion at Launch Pad 39B. More 📷- https://t.co/Yuy69d5bPm pic.twitter.com/8Fi3WClDpF
— NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto) November 8, 2022

Tuesday also marked a full moon and a distant showing of the planet Uranus. The next total lunar eclipse isn’t expected to happen until 2025.