Blood Moon in Cyprus and around the world - Did you see it too?

If you were observant last night (Friday, July, 27) you might be a witness to the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century as it dazzled in the sky with so much beauty. Yes I was on hand to get a few pictures and videos from my point of view in Cyprus and maybe you got a better shot... show us how it looked like.

Thousands of people turned their eyes to the sky on Friday night to get a glimpse of the moon, which turned dark before shining orange, brown and

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— Paul Aisa (@IamPaulOlomo) July 27, 2018

crimson in the shadow.

The total eclipse lasted 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds, though a partial eclipse preceded and follows, meaning the moon will spend a total of nearly 4 hours in the Earth’s umbral shadow, according to NASA.

The blood moon was visible in several places around the world including, Cyprus, Zaire, Lagos, Abuja, Russia, in the Middle East, Sydney Harbour, Nairobi, Indian, Turkey, Johannesburg Athens, Rio in Brazil, Cairo, Kenya, Bavarian village of Raisting in Germany and the rest.

 

The fullest eclipse was visible from Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia and Australia though clouds blocked out the moon in some places.

The eclipse will not be visible from North America or most of the Pacific.

When the moon moved into the conical shadow of the earth, it went from being illuminated by the sun to being dark. Some light, though, still reaches it because it is bent by the Earth’s atmosphere.

At the same time, Mars is traveling closer to Earth than it has done since 2003, so some observers may see what looks like an orange-red star – and is in fact the red planet.

The next lunar eclipse of such a length is due in 2123.

Send in your pictures and tell us how it looks like in your area.