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Lunar Eclipse 27 July 2018

Captured with my camera 400 mm focal length
The eclipsed moon is above the horizon - but the sky is not yet dark. It's just after sunset.
The eclipsed moon is above the horizon - but the sky is not yet dark. It's just after sunset.		 19:15 UTC - The glorious blood moon
19:15 UTC - The glorious "blood moon"		 Now the moon is nearly evenly lit everywhere with the dim reddish light.
Now the moon is nearly evenly lit everywhere with the dim reddish light.
The east side of the moon leaves the earth's shadow
The east side of the moon leaves the earth's shadow		 More direct sunlight at the east side of the moon
More direct sunlight at the east side of the moon		 A great part of the east side of the moon is out in the sunshine again
A great part of the east side of the moon is out in the sunshine again

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