Total Lunar Eclipse

The longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years has been wowing crowds throughout Europe, Africa Central Asia and Australia for the past 24 hours.

Sky watchers saw the moon turn a bright red colour and become partially covered by shadow, before it was completely covered for over an hour. This happens when the Earth casts a shadow over the moon, but indirect sunlight causes it to turn signature shade of red. 

In the UK observers could see the eclipse from 9pm onwards, but in other parts of the world, it lasted from 5.24-11pm GMT. You can see how it looked around the world here. 

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