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Star gazers seek a glimpse of a 'blood moon' as the earth's natural satellite moves into the shadow of our planet for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century.
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A "blood moon" rises during a lunar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A bride poses for photo during a total lunar eclipse in Brasilia, Brazil. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
A blood moon lunar eclipse is seen near Roskilde, Denmark. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS
A lunar eclipse of a full "Blood Moon" rises behind the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse over Martyrs statue in Beirut, Lebanon. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
People wait for the lunar eclipse at Amman Citadel in Jordan. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
A full moon during an eclipse rises behind a power line in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
A full moon rises during an eclipse in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
The sky is seen during a full lunar eclipse in the southern Bavarian village of Raisting, near Munich, Germany. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
The moon is seen during a full lunar eclipse over the Winged Lion of Venice at the St. Mark square, Venice, Italy. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
A "blood moon" rises during a lunar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
The moon is seen during a full lunar eclipse over the St. Mark basilica in Venice, Italy. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
A general view during a lunar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Astronomy enthusiasts wait to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su
The moon is seen during a full lunar eclipse in Venice, Italy. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
A "blood moon" is seen during a lunar eclipse over Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
A lunar eclipse is seen above the cityscape and the television tower in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
A full moon rises during an eclipse behind the statue of ancient Athena goddess in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
A full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon before a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A "blood moon" rises during a lunar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Sarah Al Muhairi, an aspiring Emirati astronomer, uses a telescope to view the lunar eclipse at Al Sadeem Observatory in Al Wathba near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
The moon is seen through two layers of double-glazed glass during the last moments of the lunar eclipse over Kappara, Malta. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse next to the Quadriga atop of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
A "blood moon" is seen during a partial lunar eclipse in Skopje, Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
An astronomy enthusiast looks through a pair of binoculars to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su
A lunar eclipse of a full "blood moon" rises behind the New Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
The moon rises behind the Illimani mountain during a full lunar eclipse in La Paz, Bolivia. REUTERS/David Mercado
People shine laser lights towards the "blood moon" during a lunar eclipse at the desert of Al Fayoum Governorate, south west of Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
The full moon rises during a total eclipse above the Tour de Mayen and Tour d'Ai in the Swiss Alps in this picture taken from Chardonne near Vevey, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A combination photo shows the lunar eclipse from a blood moon (top L) back to full moon (bottom right) in the sky over Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach