Tonight's lunar eclipse images from around the world

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A total lunar eclipse will take place tonight, the moon should turn red in the longest eclipse of this century.

Unfortunately, heavy rains and cloud cover across the country mean that it is unlikely that Irish skygazers will look at the blood moon

A full moon with a rosy undertone rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 40 miles south of Athens (Thanbadis Stavrakis / AP)

From Other Countries have been much luckier, with people sharing a few stellar shots from around the world.

Spectacular Blood Moon in Pakistan … pic.twitter.com/19FjWB4EAr

– Umar Saif (@umarsaif) July 27, 2018

A Blood Moon Rises on Tel Aviv , Israel (Ariel Schalit / AP)

Lunar eclipse in Palestine, captured in the occupied city of Hebron "Al-Khalil" #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/4hqGvr6FmE

– Muhammad Smiry C is the longest lunar eclipse we will see until 2123. pic.twitter.com/hng31yVocO

– AJ + (@ajplus) July 27, 2018 [19659012] The moon blushes from Lucerne, Switzerland (Urs Flueeler / PA)

#LunarEclipse # lunareclipse2018 South Africa
My little brother took the picture. pic.twitter.com/R2IoIHCafx

– divine kabwe (@divine_kabwe) July 27, 2018

moon of blood in Sivas, it is amazing # aytutulması # BloodMoon pic.twitter.com/kxG2ygCH0m

– Emre A. (@emresprdvm) July 27, 2018

My photos improve … using the most basic telescope ? let's say that this amateur astronomer will work through the night to get a perfect shot pic.twitter.com/jzVh5o0Vqm

– Lindelani Mnguni, PhD. (@DrLindelaniM) 27 July 2018

A blood moon rises over the Turkish capital Ankara (Burhan Ozbilici / AP)

Durban, South Africa. Watch on a very clear night, through the telescope. Barbara Barker-Cobb (@barbsll) July 27, 2018

The moon rises in front of the Colosseum of Rome (Gregorio Borgia / AP)

Earth cast his shadow ….. im just in AWE! SPECTACULAR #EclipseLunar #LunarEclipse #Joburg #canonphotography pic.twitter.com/iDFsv914aq

– Clarence Watts SDB (@clarencesdb) July 27, 2018 [19659033] The moon turns red in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany (Harald Tittel / AP)

Cloud begins to darken the moon over Sydney, Australia ( Rick Rycroft / AP)

A blood moon appears with Mars at the bottom right (white dot) of Nairobi, Kenya (Sayyid Abdul Azim / AP)

The chronology of the eclipse for Ireland is as follows:

8:30 pm: The total eclipse begins. Below the horizon Not directly visible.

9.21pm: maximum eclipse. Below the horizon Not directly visible.

9.22pm: Moonrise. Below the horizon Not directly visible.

21h26: Maximum. That's when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire moon is above the horizon. The true maximum can not be seen as the moon is then below the horizon. The advice of timeanddate.com is to make a climax or find an unobstructed area with free views to the east / southeast for the best view.

22:13: The total eclipse ends. Moon close to the horizon, so be sure to have free view to the southeast.

11:19: The partial eclipse ends

12:28: The Penumbral eclipse ends

Watch live

If you want to watch the eclipse In real time, NASA provides a live steam as it unfolds:

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