Eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

best from Europe, Africa

Where the Moon is above the horizon at mid-eclipse.

Visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.

Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Outlines: Natural Earth, US Census Bureau

Earth's shadow crosses part of the full Moon. Lunar eclipses are completely safe to watch with your eyes alone, and need no equipment at all.

For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.

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