Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Total lunar eclipse occurs in July 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 31, 2018 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Total_lunar_eclipse_occurs_in_July_2018 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 scattered 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 Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, featuring the Moon, Mars, and the milky way on the same photo. German astronaut Alexander Gerst took photos of the Moon from the International Space Station and uploaded them to Flickr on the same day. According to timeanddate.com, the timeline of the eclipse was as follows. {|class="wikitable" !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 9News, 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. The Moon Before Eclipse in 20180727, Fuzhou 01.jpg|Fuzhou, China. Before the total eclipse began. 20:08, July 27, 2018. 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 Nex Star 8 SE, == Sources == * https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/why-does-moon-look-red-lunar-eclipse.html * https://www.businessinsider.com.au/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-images-international-space-station-2018-7?r=US&IR=T * https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-july-27 * http://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1587597/longest-blood-moon-eclipse-soars-over-bagram/ * https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/07/28/08/30/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-phenomenon-earth-asia-south-america-australia-europe .