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Daisy Dobrijevic

Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse delights skywatchers worldwide (photos)

Full moon behind a large tower with people standing on a viewing platform at the top.

Last night the Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse put on a spectacular show for people worldwide with at least some portion of the lunar eclipse visible to over 50% of the world's population. 

The partial lunar eclipse reached its darkest phase, when the moon is most obscured by the Earth's darkest shadow — the umbra — at approximately 10:44 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (0244 GMT on Sept. 18.)

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