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Best Place to Watch Lunar Eclipse! Russian Cosmonauts on ISS Take Magnificent Moon Photos

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon - and this year, people in Argentina, Russia, and some other countries were able to see the longest one since 1440.
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Russian cosmonauts from the International Space Station have spotted the longest lunar eclipse in more than 500 years, taking photos of the Moon, overshadowed by the planet. Although it was a partial eclipse, at some point the shadow covered up to 97 percent of the Moon, so it was pretty close to a full one.

"Right now, together with the people of Earth, we are observing a partial lunar eclipse. The best view on board the ISS is from the window of our new 'Science' module," cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov said.

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