The first total lunar eclipse in three years wowed observers around the world Saturday, with those in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (Jordan, above) getting the best view. The next total lunar eclipse occurs in August.
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The first total lunar eclipse in three years wowed observers around the world Saturday, with those in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (Jordan, above) getting the best view. The next total lunar eclipse occurs in August.
A sculpture near the Olympic stadium in Barcelona is pictured in front of the moon at the beginning of a lunar eclipse in Barcelona March 3, 2007. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon in orbit around the Earth passes through the earth's shadow, which can be seen cast on to the moon. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN)
A combination of five pictures shows various stages of a lunar eclipse over the sky of Madrid March 4, 2007. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon in orbit around the Earth passes through the earth's shadow, which can be seen cast on to the moon. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN)
The beginning of the lunar eclipse is observed as the moon rises near Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Saturday, March 3, 2007. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, an uncommon event because the moon spends most of its time either above or below the plane of Earth's orbit. (AP PHOTO/CP, Andrew Vaughan)
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A sculpture on the Cathedrale of Lausanne is pictured in front of the moon at the beginning of a lunar eclipse in Lausanne March 3, 2007. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon in orbit around the Earth passes through the earth's shadow, which can be seen cast on to the moon. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)