Eclipsed Moon Rising Over England

Explanation: Last Thursday, part of our Moon turned dark. The cause, this time, was not a partial lunar phase -- the Moon was full -- but rather that part of the Moon went into Earth's shadow. The resulting partial lunar eclipse was visible from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through Europe , Africa , and Asia and into the western Pacific Ocean . The darkest part of the lunar eclipse , when part of the Moon was completely shielded from sunlight , lasted about 90 minutes. Pictured above, a partially eclipsed Moon is seen rising over an estate in Huddersfield , England . The above image was taken far away from the house in the foreground, as only this would allow it to appear as angularly small as the half-degree Moon far in the background. A setting twilight Sun lit the foreground. The next eclipse of the Moon will occur in March 2007.