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Total eclipse of the Blood Moon


Lunar eclipse , 27 July ‎2018, ‏‎11:25PM
Yesterday's total eclipse of the Blood Moon was the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. The full moon completely passed through Earth's shadow.

The image was taken by a standard Fuji Finepix S5500 ISO 200.

Eclipsed moon and planet Mars (lower right) in the same field of view.