Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight star gazers A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse.
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The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night.
Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.
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.
Over night from Tuesday into Wednesday, the partial lunar eclipse was visible across the globe - with some of the clearest sightings in the UK and the US.
In the UK it occurred between 01:40 BST and 05:47, reaching its peak at 03:44.
For those in the US, the eclipse is visible between 20:41 EST and 00:47 - or 22:44 at its maximum.
The eclipse was also visible in Latin America, Europe and Africa, as well as small parts of Asia and the Middle East .
This month's full moon - known as the Harvest moon - is the second of four "supermoons" this year.
The next partial eclipse will be in August 2026, which will be special as around 96% of the Moon will be in shadow.
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Published 9/18/2024