In pictures: Spectacular images of Lunar Eclipse 2017

In this agllery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series images of the Lunar Eclipse.

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The rising moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse over Beirut, Lebanon August 7, 2017. Reuters

A number of countries across the globe witnessed Partial Lunar Eclipse on Monday, August 7, 2017. The spectacular sight of a blood red moon lighting up the night sky was best-viewed in the Indian Subcontinent where it glowed over buildings for hours.

The moon passed through the Earth's shadow exactly two weeks ahead of the highly anticipated solar eclipse on August 21. The experts said that the sunlight was refracted in the Earth's atmosphere that ended up giving the moon a striking dull red or copper colour.

According to reports, the Umbra phase of the Partial Lunar Eclipse took place from 10:52 pm to 12:49 am. In this phase, a small part of the moon's surface was covered by the shadow of central part of Earth that is referred to as Umbra which means shadow in Latin. The shadow that is casted on moon during Umbra is the darkest.

The next Lunar eclipse will take place on January 31, 2018. The previous one was observed in India on April 4, 2015. In this agllery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series images of the Lunar Eclipse.

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A crane is seen while the moon rises during a partial lunar eclipse over Beirut, Lebanon August 7, 2017. Reuters
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The rising moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse behind the chimney stacks of an electric power station in Delimara, outside the village of Marsaxlokk, Malta, August 7, 2017. Reuters
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The rising moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse between buildings in Malaga, southern Spain August 7, 2017. Reuters
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Temple of Poseidon is seen as a full moon is partially covered by the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece, August 7, 2017. Reuters
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A partial lunar eclipse is pictured in Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2017.
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The moon rises with the earth casting a shadow on it behind a construction crane during a partial lunar eclipse in Vienna, Austria, August 7, 2017. Reuters

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