A blood-red moon dazzled star-gazers across much of the world when it s'. is moved in the shadow of the Earth. for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century In photo: The full moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in the skies of Frankfurt, Germany.
From the Cape of Good Hope in the Middle East and the Kremlin to Sydney Harbor, thousands of people were turning their eyes toward the stars to look at the moon that was getting dark before shining orange, brown and crimson. In the photo: The full moon is seen at one time. lunar eclipse in the skies of Frankfurt, Germany
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The longest this century
The total eclipse lasted 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds, although a partial eclipse preceded and followed, meaning that the moon will pbad a total, nearly 4 hours in the shadow of the Earth, according to NASA
In photo: The moon is seen near Illimani mountain during an eclipse lunar complete in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Blood Moon in Turkey
The most complete eclipse was visible from Europe, Russia, the United States. Africa, the Middle East and much of Asia and Australia. The eclipse will not be visible from North America or most of the Pacific. In Nairobi, Kenyans watched the moon darken. In photo: View of the 'blood moon' & # 39; during the lunar eclipse at Yozgat, Turkey.
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Lovers look at the lunar eclipse
On the banks of the Ganges, the temples were closed before the 39; eclipse. Enthusiasts seen through telescopes at the Singapore Marina South Pier and at the Al Sadeem Observatory at Al Wathba near Abu Dhabi Pictured: A total lunar eclipse is observed in Sydney.
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Selfie with the Moon
Hundreds of people in Australia paid to watch the eclipse of the Sydney Observatory before sunrise.
When the moon shifted into the conical shadow of the earth, it went from being lit by the sun to being dark. Some light, however, reaches it again because it is curved by the atmosphere of the Earth.
Pictured: People take a selfie with the moon during a complete lunar eclipse in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Red-orange star
At the same time, Mars is getting closer to Earth since 2003, so some observers may see what looks like a red-orange star – and is actually the red planet.
In photo: People shine towards the "Moon of Blood" during a lunar eclipse in the desert of the Governorate of Al Fayyum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt
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Beliefs
During Thousands of years ago, man has looked upon the heavens as presages of misfortune, of victory, and of joy. The Bible contains references to the moon that turns into blood and some ultra-Orthodox Jews consider disturbing lunar eclipses and a cause for moral contemplation In photo: Full moon view during the "blood moon &" # 39; next to the ancient Greek goddess Irine holding a child symbolizing peace and justice in the center of Athens.
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The bride poses for the photograph
According to some Hindu beliefs, celestial bodies such as the sun and the moon emit Negative energy during an eclipse some astronomers, however, said that there was no need to worry In photo: A bride poses for a photo at a glance total lunar eclipse in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Next lunar eclipse
The next lunar eclipse of such length is due in 2123. In photo: People get gather while waiting for the sun to come down and the appearance of the "blood moon" in Berlin
