People in many countries have caught a glimpse of a " blood moon " for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century .
In Greece, the moon rose behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, near Athens.
In Greece, the moon rose behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, near Athens.
In a lunar eclipse, the Earth stands between its natural satellite and the Sun.
Although no longer directly illuminated by the Sun, the moon still catches light filtered and bent by the Earth's atmosphere. This gives it an orange, brown or red colour.
The eclipse will have been visible from Africa to the Middle East, Europe, Russia, India, and Australia.
In Strasbourg, France, the Moon could be seen looming over this sculpture by the American artist Jonathan Borofsky.
Here in the Swiss Alps it could be observed in all its glory.
No protective eye gear was necessary to observe the eclipse.
As the Moon passed over Abu Dhabi, it could be seen behind the minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
In Sydney, crowds gathered to watch the Moon turn red above the city's distinctive skyline.
People in Taipei, Taiwan, set up telescopes to watch the event. The total eclipse lasted almost one hour and 43 minutes.
See peoples reactions below
Simply stunning!— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 28, 2018
The longest #BloodMoon eclipse of the 21st Century as seen around the worldhttps://t.co/aHwGkVc3OP pic.twitter.com/5z8TjK5rLU
— ricky raj (@rickyraj13) July 28, 2018
— Alan Morse Davies (@AlanMorseDavies) July 28, 2018
The blood moon photo I took from my Nokia 1100.— Fun and Facts (@FunandFacts2) July 28, 2018
I didn't expect the photo to come out this beautiful.
But this blood moon looks a little different from other photos I've seen pic.twitter.com/sUCwSxrFkz
At least for the billionth time the world didn't end 🤣🤣🤣— Elvis Xhafa (@ElvisRealmadrid) July 28, 2018
If it really signaled the end times with a blood moon, the end times would be happening for about 4.5 billion years. Also, the sun would have to turn into darkness and there would be a great worldwide earthquake preceding.— Caitlin Howard (@Caitlinh24) July 28, 2018
If it really signaled the end times with a blood moon, the end times would be happening for about 4.5 billion years. Also, the sun would have to turn into darkness and there would be a great worldwide earthquake preceding.— Caitlin Howard (@Caitlinh24) July 28, 2018
It's always the end of the world for some that come up with unreliable theories.— Elvis Xhafa (@ElvisRealmadrid) July 28, 2018
Well, I always thought it better to study the arguments of Evangelical Christians. I'm a Catholic. Our points differ on the 'End of the World' and much of Revelations we take as a metaphor since it was a dream. Anyway...— Caitlin Howard (@Caitlinh24) July 28, 2018
It's beyond the point. It rather looks like a Harvest moon in a sense.— Caitlin Howard (@Caitlinh24) July 28, 2018
Looked for it for hours .the moon has been visible for months; but last night for the first time in ages covered by clouds ;so disappointing— joanna ryan (@annastassiarose) July 28, 2018
Mi "Luna de sangre" desde mi balcón a las 22:50hrs. Madrid. pic.twitter.com/baYLdsmLgQ— Claudia (@ClaudiaWylde) July 28, 2018
— fairyfeller (@cooperian56) July 28, 2018
Amazing pic.twitter.com/ElQmZmshNH— Irene (@Gendt_van) July 28, 2018
My pic took yesterday night. Tuscany , Italy. #BloodMoon2018 #BloodMoonEclipse #Italy #tuscany pic.twitter.com/kUPufzCXVV— ANDREA PACCHIA (@apacchia) July 28, 2018
It was not seen around the world...but over the western Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Africa for the most part.— TRUTH&JUSTICE (@OMETA16) July 28, 2018
It was very red but small. Without a camera attached to a telescope, impossible to take worth while pictures.— Ja Ne Nicholas (@islandjenx) July 28, 2018
Source: BBC NEWS
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