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Curiosity and awe have greeted a complete lunar eclipse, the longest one of this century and visible in much of the world.
The so-called "blood moon", when it turns a deep red, was visible at different times in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America when the sun, Earth and moon lined up perfectly, casting Earth's shadow on the moon.
The total eclipse lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes, with the entire event lasting closer to four hours.
In a special treat, Mars is also at its closest approach to Earth this week since 2003, making it appear bigger and brighter.
Observation from Chelsea, Victoria, Australia at 06:07am AEST (UTC+10). 

On Friday–Saturday —depending on observer's timezone— a total lunar eclipse occurred as the Moon was in the shadow of the Earth. As normal during such an eclipse, the Moon became faint and turned completely red as bluer light was  by the Earth's atmosphere.  Totality of 1 hour and 43 minutes was the longest in the 21st century.

People were able to observe the eclipse from Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America.  A volunteer named José Jiménez uploaded a photo of the incident today from  in , Catalonia, Spain, featuring the Moon, Mars, and the  on the same photo.

German astronaut  took photos of the Moon from the International Space Station and uploaded them to  on the same day.

According to timeanddate.com, the timeline of the eclipse was as follows.




Event

Time (UTC)July 27



Start penumbral eclipse

17:14:47



Start partial eclipse

18:24:27



Start full eclipse

19:30:15



Maximum eclipse

20:21:44



End full eclipse

21:13:11



End partial eclipse

22:19:00



End penumbral eclipse

23:28:38



Mars was also visible near the Moon; coming this week, reported , closer to Earth than at any time since 2003.


Panoramica Luna de Sangre, Marte y la Via Lactea (42842944115).jpg|An observation from Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, featuring the Moon, Mars and Milky Way, uploaded on July 31, 2018. Imzage taken at 23:31, on July 27, 2018. 
Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2018-07-27.png|Visibility map of the eclipse.
Watch Today full moon eclipse full video live 28th - full moon eclipse video from India - red moon.webm|India. 
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Alexander Gerst - Lunar Eclipse 2018 - photo 2.jpeg|International Space Station. 
Alexander Gerst - Lunar Eclipse 2018 - 43637755162 0aa8cd69c9 o.jpg|International Space Station. 
SAM 0613 (28791930147).jpg|Location unknown. Includes Mars. 04:44, July 28, 2018 
File:SAM 0649 (42777978065).jpg|Location unknown. Includes Mars. 05:13, July 28, 2018 
End of blood moon over Brastad old cemetery.jpg|Sweden. 22:36, July 27, 2018. 
Lunar Eclipse 3310.jpg|Observation from Austria, 22:15, July 27, 2018. 
Eclipse de Luna de sangre desde Planetario de Madrid 03.jpg|Madrid, Spain. 23:29, July 27, 2018. 
2017 Total Lunar Eclipse (43663340212).jpg|Switzerland. 20:25, July 27, 2018. 
Eclipse de lune 2018 (29816524528).jpg|A series of images from  Télescope Celestron NexStar 8 SE, 

File:The Moon Before Eclipse in 20180727, Fuzhou 01.jpg