Partial lunar eclipse – in pictures
Stargazers have been treated to a cosmic spectacle as a partial lunar eclipse was visible across parts of the UK. The event on Tuesday evening coincided with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching its moon mission.
Clear skies across much of the country gave people a stunning view of the phenomenon, including in London, Yorkshire and at Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire. The partial eclipse was also visible in Australia, Africa and much of Asia
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The full moon rises behind photographers’ silhouettes in Van, Turkey. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon are almost exactly in line and the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. The moon is full, moves into the shadow of the Earth and dims dramatically but usually remains visible, lit by sunlight that passes through the Earth’s atmosphere
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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A plane crosses the sky in Istanbul, Turkey
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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A partial lunar eclipse is visible above the Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire, England
Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
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The partial eclipse in the sky over Jakarta, Indonesia
Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images
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A firework explodes at the Brezel festival in Speyer, Germany
Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA
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The partially hidden moon behind the Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany
Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA
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The partially hidden moon appears between street lamps in Berlin, Germany
Photograph: Felipe Trueba/EPA
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A combination of pictures shows the moon as it enters a partial lunar eclipse seen in Berlin
Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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The partial lunar eclipse is visible above Stoodley Pike near Todmorden in West Yorkshire
Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
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The view through the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP
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A multiple exposure image shows the phases of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Mallorca, Spain
Photograph: Cati Cladera/EPA
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The view from Lavau-sur-Loire, western France
Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images
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The moon is seen behind the independence monument in São Paulo, Brazil
Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
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The partial eclipse in Brasília, Brazil
Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
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The view from Buenos Aires in Argentina
Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images
