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Jamie Harris PA & Cathy Owen

Photos of last night's lunar eclipse above the UK

Take a look at the special partial lunar eclipse over the UK last night.

It was even more special for stargazers is because the date coincided with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launching on its moon mission.

Clear skies across much of the country gave people a stunning view of the phenomenon.

These pictures were taken by Dark Sky Wales astronomers over the Brecon Beacons.

They said: "It was just a shame the cloud wouldn't dissipate our we would have had some crackers with Pen Y Fan and Corn Du."

The partial eclipse was also visible as far afield as Australia, Africa and much of Asia.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon are almost exactly in line and the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun.

Lunar eclipse

The moon is full, moves into the shadow of the Earth and dims dramatically but usually remains visible, lit by sunlight that passes through the Earth's atmosphere.

Here are some pictures from Swansea:

(Jonathan Myers)
(Jonathan Myers)
(Jonathan Myers)

The partial eclipse over Flintshire:

(Daily Post Wales)
(Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)

The eclipse was seen in the UK from moon rise, from approximately 9.07pm until around 1.17am.

Reader Susan Dobbs took this picture over Bryncethin last night. She said: "We were lucky enough to have clear skies."

Some pictures from around the UK:

Cornwall (Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
Yorkshire (PA)
Devon (PA)

People shared their pictures and video on social media and also celebrated the fact it came 50 years to the day after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted off into space for a mission like no other on July 16, 1969.

           
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