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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
THE most incredible phenomenon that humans can behold took place on Wednesday.
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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
A rare lunar eclipse turned the moon a dark blood red and illuminated the skies.
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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
It is the second eclipse of its kind to occur this year.
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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
During the eclipse light beams onto the Earth's shadow which turns the moon into a dark red or orange.
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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
The Blood Moon was visible in America, East Asia and Australia.
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Space agency NASA hosted webcasts of the Blood Moon event as it happened.
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Some people were lucky enough to get a glimpse of the incredible lunar sight.
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Blood Moon Awes Sky Watchers
Next year there will be two more full lunar eclipses which will complete the FOUR blood moons.