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‘Blood moon’ takes over night sky in longest lunar eclipse of the century (WATCH LIVE)
People across the globe turn their eyes to the sky on Friday night to see the crimson Moon as our planet’s satellite moves into the Earth’s shadow in the longest lunar eclipse of the century, lasting over 100 minutes.
The total eclipse will continue for 1 hour, 42 minutes and 57 seconds, with its pinnacle phase at 2022 GMT to be visible from Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East as well as much of Asia and Australia. The impressive ‘Blood Moon’ effect is created by the sunlight that bends through the Earth’s atmosphere, making the moon seem orange, brown or crimson.
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