Around the world, a total lunar eclipse occurred on Sunday evening and early Monday morning.
On Sunday night and early Monday, stargazers worldwide had the opportunity to witness a total lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!When the Earth moved directly between the moon and the sun, it cast a shadow across the lunar surface, turning the moon a deep, dark red.
While nations in the Middle East and Europe also had excellent views, Asia had the best seats in the house.
The UK saw its first total lunar eclipse since 2022. The eclipse was visible on Sunday at about 7.30 p.m. where the skies were clear.
Because the moon’s reflected light is less intense than that of solar eclipses, it was safe to observe the eclipse directly and was visible to the unaided eye.
Refracted light was what gave the moon its red color. Longer red wavelengths of light can travel through the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the moon, while shorter blue wavelengths are usually scattered by it.
Sunrises and sunsets appear red due to the same atmospheric refraction effect.
According to London’s Royal Observatory Greenwich, the next partial lunar eclipse won’t occur until August of the following year.
Here are a few pictures from the momentous occasion…
