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Lucy Wigley

Blood Moon partial eclipse: Why the moon is turning red and how you can see it

Blood Moon lunar eclipse.

Just days after one of most spectacular partial solar eclipses of the last 30 years on August 12, skywatchers are in for another rare astronomical treat with a Blood Moon about to happen.

Taking place across August 27 and 28 2026, the Blood Moon lunar eclipse will see Earth pass between the Moon and the Sun. This movement will cast Earth's shadow onto the Moon's surface.

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