NASA explains the rare event of a Lunar Eclipse, where the full Moon darkens and glows red as it enters the Earth's shadow. Courtesy: NASAGoddard
MILLIONS of people around the world stayed up late or raced outside to watch the rare lunar eclipse overnight, which turned the moon red.
As the hashtag #BloodMoonEclipse started trending worldwide on Twitter, many stargazers turned to social media to post pictures of what they were seeing.
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Many in North America started to see the moon slowly disappear, as it began its journey to pass behind Earth, into its shadow.
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Here's how it looked close-up from a professional photographer's view.
The moon is seen ... as it heads into a total lunar eclipse in Miami, Florida. Picture: Joe Raedle Source: AFP
This is how watchers captured it on their smartphones and cameras.
When it started to turn a slight shade of red, social media users got particularly excited.
Here's another professional shot.
A lunar eclipse begins over southern California ... as seen from the San Gabriel Valley, east of downtown Los Angeles. Picture: Frederic J. Brown Source: AFP
This is how it was seen by stargazers in Australia.
These images were captured across the globe.
This is how Guatemala City saw it.
It was clear to see for all in the Dominican Republic too.
These images were taken in the US and posted on Instagram.
This Instagram image was taken in Nicaragua.
Here's another professional image taken from the Mt Lemmon Skycenter in Arizona in the US, which was posted on Twitter.
This image was taken from Hawaii.
This picture was taken in Texas.
Then the Moon starting to slowly return as the eclipse entered its final phase.
This is how it was seen in Melbourne.
Another view from Australia.
More photos from around the world.
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