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08 Dec 2025

In pictures: Skywatchers enjoy partial eclipse and supermoon

In pictures: Skywatchers enjoy partial eclipse and supermoon

Skywatchers have been treated to a partial lunar eclipse and a supermoon, all rolled into one.

The spectacle was visible in clear skies across North America and South America on Tuesday night, and in Africa and Europe on Wednesday morning.

A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow that darkens a sliver of the moon and appears to take a bite out of it.

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