Nighttime skywatchers from East Asia to North America were treated to the rare spectacle of a “Beaver blood moon” on Tuesday, as the Earth, moon and sun aligned to produce a total lunar eclipse for the last time until 2025.
Here are photos captured from different parts of the world:
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen from The Bund promenade during a total lunar eclipse in Shanghai on November 8, 2022. AFP
A full moon rises behind an electricity pylon with high-voltage power lines, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine November 7, 2022. REUTERS
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Fish Creek, some 230 kilometres southeast of Melbourne on November 8, 2022. AFP
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Phnom Penh on November 8, 2022. AFP
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse past the Savior of the World monument in Salvador del Mundo Square, in San Salvador on November 8, 2022. AFP
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen behind a building during a total lunar eclipse in Kolkata on November 8, 2022. AFP
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen behind a half moon symbol atop of a mosques dome during a total lunar eclipse in Pontianak on November 8, 2022. AFP
This photo shows a partial lunar eclipse before a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse, over the skies of Tokyo on November 8, 2022. AFP
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen during a total lunar eclipse over the residential area of Kyongru-Dong, in the Central District of Pyongyang on November 8, 2022. AFP
The ‘Blood Moon’ is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Islamabad on November 8, 2022. AFP
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Manila on November 8, 2022. AFP
A man uses a smartphone to take picture of a blood moon through telescope during a total lunar eclipse in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on November 8, 2022. AFP
The Moon sets during a total lunar eclipse behind the Statue of Freedom on top of the US Capitol dome on the morning of the US midterm election, in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2022. AFP
The moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse over Caracas, early on November 8, 2022. AFP
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