The moon is framed by the Colosseum in Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP) Credit: AP/Press Association Images
Skygazers had the chance to observe a blood moon on Friday as the Earth’s satellite took on a reddish hue.
The event was visible to much of the world’s population and was the longest blood moon of the century – but heavy clouds in the UK meant the spectacle was obscured for many.
No such luck on the London skyline, with not a celestial body in sight Credit: Yui Mok/PAA blood moon rises over Tel Aviv, Israel Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP
There was some excitement from lightning flashes over Hull – but no moon on show Credit: Danny Lawson/PAA blood moon rises over Gaza City Credit: Hatem Moussa/APThe sky over Liverpool waterfront looked dramatic … but not in a lunar sense Credit: Peter Byrne/PAThe moon turns red as seen from Lucerne, Switzerland Credit: Urs Flueeler/PAEven this telescope at Chilbolton Observatory near Stockbridge in Hampshire couldn’t help Credit: Andrew Matthews/PAA blood moon rises over the Turkish capital, Ankara Credit: Burhan Ozbilici/APClouds at Stonehenge in Wiltshire obscuring a view of the blood moon Credit: Steve Parsons/PAThe moon is framed by the Colosseum Credit: Gregorio Borgia/APThere was disappointment for these lunar fans on Primrose Hill in London Credit: Kirsty O’Connor/PACloud begins to obscure the moon over Sydney, Australia Credit: Rick Rycroft/APClouds over Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire were dense Credit: Joe Giddens/PAThe blood moon is seem with Mars on the bottom right (white dot) from Nairobi, Kenya Credit: Sayyid Abdul Azim/APThe moon rises over Istanbul Credit: Emrah Gurel/AP
