On 28 October, the full moon had a red tinge for viewers in the UK, the rest of Europe and those in Asia and Africa, created by Earth’s shadow
By Matthew Sparkes
30 October 2023
The partial lunar eclipse on 28 October in Munich, Germany
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Photographers around the world captured stunning images of this weekend’s partial lunar eclipse. Such eclipses happen when the moon’s orbit around Earth brings both bodies in line with the sun – an event known as syzygy.
This one was fully visible from the UK and the rest of Europe, as well as from Asia and Africa, where people could see a “blood moon” partially turning red, while people in parts of North America, South America and Australia simply saw the moon darken.
The photograph above, captured in Munich, Germany, just after 10pm local time, was taken through a short gap in the local cloud cover and shows the shadow of Earth encroaching over the moon.
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The eclipse was also seen in India Salman Ali/Hindustan Times/Shutterstock
Another photo, taken from New Delhi, India, by photographer Salman Ali, shows the partial lunar eclipse over the capital city.
A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the moon and sun Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto/Shutterstock