In Pictures: Blood moon casts spell over skygazers around the world
The rare event was visible to people across different continents but proved elusive for many in Britain. The rare event was visible to people across different continents but proved elusive for many in Britain.
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 moon over London No such luck on the London skyline, with not a celestial body in sight (Yui Mok/PA)
Blood Moon lightning over Hull There was some excitement from lightning flashes over Hull – but no moon on show (Danny Lawson/PA) Liverpool waterfront sky The sky over Liverpool waterfront looked dramatic … but not in a lunar sense (Peter Byrne/PA) Blood Moon over Hampshire Even this telescope at Chilbolton Observatory near Stockbridge in Hampshire couldn’t help (Andrew Matthews/PA) Blood Moon 2018 Clouds at Stonehenge in Wiltshire obscuring a view of the blood moon (Steve Parsons/PA) Blood Moon over London There was disappointment for these lunar fans on Primrose Hill in London (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) Blood Moon over Ely Clouds over Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire were dense (Joe Giddens/PA)
