On Thursday evening into Friday, people in the Americas, Europe, and Africa had the chance to witness a partial lunar eclipse. Dubbed the “almost blood moon,” the eclipse reached its peak just after midnight ET, with Earth’s shadow covering 96% of the moon’s visible surface, creating a near-total lunar eclipse. The next opportunity to see a lunar eclipse won’t happen until New Year’s Eve in 2028.
In Canada, the full moon was visible during the lunar eclipse in Vancouver, Osborne Village in Winnipeg, and the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto. In other parts of the Americas, observers in locations such as the George Observatory at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, and Salvador, Bahia state in Brazil captured stunning images of the partial lunar eclipse.
In Europe, the moon during the partial lunar eclipse was seen over Warsaw, and people enjoyed the celestial event from Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, in London. Additionally, a plane was captured approaching for landing in Lisbon during the eclipse, and a beautiful view of the lunar eclipse was observed in Goutz, France.
The celestial spectacle of the partial lunar eclipse provided a unique and mesmerizing experience for skygazers across different regions.