CREDIT: Stojan Stojanovski/Amateur Astronomy Association Ohrid Macedonia
The moon toe-dipped through the Earth's shadow in a partial lunar eclipse Thursday (April 25), but stargazers around the world still captured surprisingly spectacular views of what they expected to be a minor celestial event.
Partial lunar eclipses like Thursday's event occasionally receive a bad rap because they aren't nearly as dramatic as the red glow of the moon during a total lunar eclipse, and some times they aren't even noticeable.
The lunar eclipse's entirety was primarily visible from Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Western Europe, so stargazers in other parts of the world had to rely on webcasts such as provided by the Slooh Space Camera site to catch the event.
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| Slooh Space Camera |
Credit: Fred Espenak/NASA
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