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The pictures of this year’s first lunar eclipse are out and they are spectacular. The lunar eclipse is over now. The eclipse was not visible in India. The eclipse was visible in the eastern half of the United States and all of South America, some part of Europe and Africa as well. This is also called a Super Moon and a Blood Moon as well. The orange color of the moon is caused by the Moon passing into the shadow of the Earth. A Super Moon is a full moon and appears to be bigger than usual. Let us take a look at some of the images:
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A full moon rises above the iconic Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo)
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A full moon rises above the historical city center of Mardin, famous with its stone houses, in southeastern Turkey. (AP Photo)
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The moon sets in the morning during a partial lunar eclipse behind the Frauenkirche and the dome of the Kunstakedmie with the angel “Fama” in Dresden, Germany. (AP Photo)
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The moon is shown during a full lunar eclipse near Moscow, Idaho. The orange color of the moon is caused by the Moon passing into the shadow of the Earth. (AP Photo)
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A lunar eclipse covers the moon as it rises beyond a statue atop the Liberty Memorial tower at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. (AP Photo)
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An aircraft flies past the full moon over Basra, Iraq. (AP Photo)
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This combination of photos shows the moon in various stages of a total lunar eclipse during the first blood moon of the year in Temple City, Calif. (AP Photo)
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People watch a full moon, known as the “Flower Moon”, rising behind the Temple of Poseidon, before a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece. (Reuters Photo)
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The moon is seen during lunar eclipse in Skopje, North Macedonia. (Reuters Photo)
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The moon is seen during lunar eclipse in Skopje, North Macedonia. (Reuters Photo)