Paris, March 13, 2025 (AFP) - 'Blood Moon' rising: Rare total lunar eclipse tonight

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A "Blood Moon" will bathe a large swathe of the world in red light overnight Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse. Skygazers will be able to witness the celestial spectacle in the Americas and Pacific and Atlantic oceans, as well as in the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa. The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, causing our planet to cast a giant shadow across its satellite. But as the Earth's shadow creeps across......

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