The moon traversed a portion of Earth’s shadow, treating potentially millions of skywatchers across the Eastern Hemisphere to a partial lunar eclipse on a Saturday, delivering an early celestial spectacle just days before Halloween.
This partial lunar eclipse on October 28 marked the final chapter of 2023’s eclipse story, with two solar and two lunar eclipses. It coincided with the Full Hunter’s Moon for October, casting a bewitching spectacle as a section of the moon gradually vanished into the depths of Earth’s shadow.
This lunar eclipse was visible solely from the nocturnal side of our planet, as Earth slid between the moon and the sun. Observers with clear skies had the privilege of witnessing this phenomenon across various regions in Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of Australia. A handful of fortunate skywatchers in select U.S. states such as New York, Alaska, and North Carolina also caught glimpses of the eclipse during its concluding stages. For those unable to witness it in person, numerous livestream webcasts provided online views, with sources like TimeandDate.com and the Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano, Italy offering captivating coverage. The moon traversed
TimeandDate.com captured stunning video of the entire lunar eclipse, with telescopes spread across three continents in regions like Bergen, Norway, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Perth, Australia.
Near the end of the eclipse, the telescope from Norway captured a truly spectacular sight: the fading lunar eclipse with the brilliant planet Jupiter in to the upper right of the moon.