Two Faces From Space

The first, and most recent, is from Tuesday night's Lunar Eclipse, when the Earth passed between the Sun and our moon:

Nice pic of an inert space sphere. In contrast, seen through a very dark lens, is our Sun:

This was a quiet day, with only a few explosions of energy visible. The Sun could swallow our Earth in a second, with hardly a burp.
And oh, by the way:

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.