{"id":11837,"date":"2024-09-19T20:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/supermoon-and-lunar-eclipse-delight-star-gazers\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T20:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:59:03","slug":"supermoon-and-lunar-eclipse-delight-star-gazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/supermoon-and-lunar-eclipse-delight-star-gazers\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight star gazers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world – with this picture taken from Jerusalem <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n

The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n

Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit. <\/p>\n

A rare partial lunar eclipse – when the Earth’s shadow covers part of the Moon – also happened with about 4% of the Moon’s disc covered in darkness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, the partial <\/b>lunar eclipse <\/b>was visible in the UK, Europe, North and South America and the whole of Africa. <\/p>\n

In the UK it occurred between 01:40 BST and 05:47, reaching its peak at 03:44. <\/p>\n

For those in the US, the eclipse is visible between 20:41 EST and 00:47 – or 22:44 at its maximum. <\/p>\n

This month’s full moon – known as the Harvest moon – is the second of four “supermoons” this year. <\/p>\n

There will be two total lunar eclipses visible from the UK next year – on 14 March and 7 September. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A passenger jet is seen crossing in front of the supermoon in Gloucestershire<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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This image of the partial lunar eclipse was captured in Mexico <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The supermoon shines on Weston-super-Mare, north Somerset<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Supermoon rises over a country house in Warwickshire, UK<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The supermoon above buildings in Barnsley<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The Moon seen from Caracas, Venezuela <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The Moon seen from Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The supermoon rises over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A stargazer sets up a telescope in Indonesia<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The supermoon and a windmill in Selsey, West Sussex<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The silhouette of climbers descending from the summit of Sydney Harbour Bridge <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The Moon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A plane flies in front of the Moon in Toronto<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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