Sky watchers in the Americas, Europe, and Africa had the opportunity to witness a partial lunar eclipse on Thursday evening that extended into Friday. This lunar eclipse, known as the “almost blood moon,” reached its peak just after midnight Eastern Time, with 96 percent of the moon’s visible surface obscured by Earth’s shadow, creating a nearly total lunar eclipse. The next lunar eclipse is not expected to happen until New Year’s Eve in 2028.
In Canada, residents in various cities were able to observe the full moon during different phases of the lunar eclipse. Spectacular images captured the partial lunar eclipse above Osborne Village in Winnipeg and the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto.
In other parts of the Americas, individuals watched the celestial event from locations like the George Observatory at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, and Salvador, Bahia state in Brazil.
Across Europe, the moon during the partial lunar eclipse was visible in the skies over Warsaw, Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath, London, Lisbon during a plane’s approach for landing, and Goutz, France, offering captivating views of the celestial phenomenon.