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A rare central lunar eclipse. Totality lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes.The moon was near its farthest point from Earth and orbiting slowly, making it appear smaller and take longer to travel through Earth's shadow. Earth was near its aphelion, the point in its orbit farthest from the sun, making its shadow appear larger.Although no longer directly illuminated by the Sun, the Moon still catches light filtered and bent by the Earth's atmosphere. This gives it an orange, brown or red colour, the "blood moon".
