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A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial spectacle as it swept through the Americas from Sunday night into the early hours of Monday.
The eastern half of North America and all of Central and South America were prime locations to view the eclipse, while partial phases were seen in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Among those watching the clear-sky eclipse were residents of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to watch the event while relaxing on blankets in a park on the cool night. In Caracas, Venezuela, some people brought laser pointers as a crowd gathered to watch.
The moon was bathed in reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises for about 1 1/2 hours, one of the longest totals in a decade. It was the first so-called “blood moon” in a year.
A total eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the moon and the sun and a shadow falls on the lunar surface. At the peak of the eclipse — around midnight on the U.S. East Coast — the moon was 225,000 miles (362,000 kilometers) away.
There will be another long total lunar eclipse in November where Africa and Europe are the best places to see it, but the Americas are not. Then not until the next 2025.
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