The start of the lunar eclipse - Moon entered "Penumbra" at 20:18GMT.
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"Penumbra" is the region where the Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun rays on the Moon.
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The Earth's shadow starts to make progress on to the Moon's surface!
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You can clearly see the shadow progressing across the Moon's surface.
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The southern edge of the moon is slowly eroded by the Earth's shadow.
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The Moon had entered "Umbra" at 21:30GMT.
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Umbra is the zone where the Earth blocks all direct sunlight - the start of the "Total Eclipse".
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The shadow is making significant progress.
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Another 13 mins shows more of the shadowy effects on the Moon.
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Every minute, more of the shadow is cast over the Moon's surface.
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Totality begins at 22:44GMT, where the moon is totally eclipsed by the Earth's shadow.
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Another 9 mins passes, and incredibly almost all of the moon's surface is covered by the Earth's shadow.
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The "Totality" occurs at 22:44GMT.
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This is when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in full alignment.
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The only light reaching the Moon's surface at this point has been refracted through the Earth's atmosphere.
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To the naked eye, the Moon appeared to be a deep-red glow!
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The photos, however, made it seem that the Moon became almost invisible.
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You can just make out the moon's outline in the skylight.
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