Lunar eclipse, October 8, 2014, one of a series of six images. The eclipse began at pm, was total at pm, and ended at pm. It always o

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Lunar eclipse, October 8, 2014, one of a series of six images. The eclipse began at pm, was total at pm, and ended at pm. It always occurs on a night of full moon, when Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned with the Earth in the middle; the Moon’s speed is about a kilometre a second and the event lasts about three hours. Tasmania, Australia

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