Super blood wolf moon over campus
McMicken Hall cupola at the University of Cincinnati on January 20-21, 2019
UC photographer Jay Yocis came to campus at midnight January 20 to photograph the McMicken Hall cupola during a super blood wolf moon. That's a rare lunar eclipse in which sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere lights the celestial body in a dramatic fashion and turns it red.
Ever wonder why the moon always appears smaller in your photos than what you're seeing in the sky? It's a phenomenon called "moon illusion." In the above composite, the landscape was shot with a normal lens, and the moon was shot with a telephoto lens to illustrate a scene closer to how it appears to the naked eye. The untouched image below shows the difference.
See thousands more photos of campus in UC's Photography Store
Related Stories
‘Designer drug’ shows early neuroprotective signal in acute ischemic stroke
October 28, 2025
Medscape highlighted new trial results led by the University of Cincinnati's Eva Mistry that found an experimental drug shows promise in protecting injured brain cells for patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Meet the young talent reshaping Cincinnati’s startup scene
October 28, 2025
Five University of Cincinnati students were honored for their impactful entrepreneurship on the Cincy Inno Under 25 list. We’ll explain what makes each student – and their startup – stand out.
UC Board votes to fund design for YMCA renovation
October 28, 2025
At its October 28, 2025 meeting, the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved $5 million in funding to complete all design and pre-construction services required to renovate the interior of a former YMCA building located at 270 Calhoun Street.