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The 'Blood Moon' Eclipse Was Quite A Show

By Scott Neuman / NPR
Published October 8, 2014 at 6:02 AM PDT
The "blood moon" eclipse above the Washington Monument just before dawn on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Harnik The Washington Times /Landov
The "blood moon" eclipse above the Washington Monument just before dawn on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.

Here are some photos taken of the eclipse in the U.S., China and Nepal:

The eclipse as seen near the "Enlightenment Giving Power" statue by John Gelert, which sits at the top of the dome of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack, N.J.
Julio Cortez AP
The eclipse as seen near the "Enlightenment Giving Power" statue by John Gelert, which sits at the top of the dome of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack, N.J.
The Earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon as it goes behind a weathervane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower in Miami.
Wilfredo Lee AP
The Earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon as it goes behind a weathervane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower in Miami.
A photo taken using multiple exposures in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province.
Guo Chen Xinhua/Landov
A photo taken using multiple exposures in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province.
The moon glowing red as it rises during a total lunar eclipse from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Narendra Shrestha EPA/Landov
The moon glowing red as it rises during a total lunar eclipse from Kathmandu, Nepal.

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