Lunar Eclipse
Below are the pictures of lunar eclipse that occurred on Raksha bandhan day.
It wasnt visible from India but was visible at a number of places around the earth.


The moon glows red during a lunar eclipse in skies over Vancouver, British Columbia August 28, 2007. A total lunar eclipse was observed Tuesday throughout the Western Hemisphere and parts of Asia.

The Earth's shadow is cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse in San Jose, Costa Rica August 28, 2007

The moon is partially engulfed in the Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse as viewed through a telescope from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, August 28, 2007

The Earth's shadow is cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse in Los Angeles August 28, 2007. This is the second total lunar eclipse of 2007

The moon is engulfed in the Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse during the early hours over the village of Nicolas Romero, August 28, 2007. Normally lit by reflected sunlight, the moon will enter and emerge from the shadow of the Earth over a period of several hours.

The moon enters into the earth's shadow in eight pictures, L to R, from fully lit to a total lunar eclipse over the village of Nicolas Romero in the early hours of August 28, 2007. Normally lit by reflected sunlight, the moon passed through the shadow of the Earth over a period of several hours.
Pictures taken from Rizhao, East China's Shandong Province on August 28, 2007 show the moon enters into the earth's shadow in four pictures (L-R), from fully lit to a total lunar eclipse. Normally lit by reflected sunlight, the moon passed through the shadow of the Earth over a period of several hours

Source: Reuters via http://www.chinadaily.com.cn

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