The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the Internet early Tuesday, thanks to thousands of skywatchers who shared their pictures — and a few wags who had fun with the "Blood Moon" meme.
Topsy.com's analytics show show more than 1.7 million tweets mentioning "eclipse" on Monday, with the terms #bloodmoon and "Blood Moon" spiking to more than 500,000.
Here's a look at some of the lunacy:
For more meme-worthy pictures, check out our "Greatest Hits" gallery, a time-lapse video of the total lunar eclipse, TODAY's eclipse tweets and the galleries at Space.com and SpaceWeather.com.
