A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 7 night and was seen right around the world, including several parts of Russia. A phenomenon occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, and the moon enters the earth's shadow, but they are not precisely aligned. Here are the great shots taken from the night.
Stunning photos of partial lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 7 night and was seen right around the world, including several parts of Russia
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People admire the full moon as it rises over the cape Sounio, 65 km south of Athens, Greece
© EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU A view of the partial lunar eclipse over Russia's Kaliningrad Stadium under construction ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
© Vitaly Nevar/TASS Lunar eclipse over Volgograd, Russia
© Dmitriy Rogulin/TASS Partial lunar eclipse in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
© EPA/FILIP SINGER Picture taken with long exposure time shows the rising full moon during a partial lunar eclipse over Frankfurt, Germany
© AP Photo/Michael Probst Full moon rises above the 5th Century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, south of Athens, Greece
© AP Photo/Petros Giannakouri A full moon seen through tree branches in the sky over Nicosia, Cyprus
© EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU People watch at a rising full moon atop a hill at the Tio Pio park in Madrid, Spain
© AP Photo/Francisco Seco