{"id":598583,"date":"2026-08-28T11:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/598583\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:44:39","slug":"in-pictures-the-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-wows-stargazers-across-america-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/598583\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures \u2013\u00a0the Blood Moon lunar eclipse wows stargazers across America and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 28 August 2026 partial lunar eclipse was visible over North and South America, the UK and Europe and West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The event saw Earth&#8217;s shadow pass over the surface of the full Moon, turning the Moon a deep, rusty red colour.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/astrophotography\/moon\/lunar-eclipses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lunar eclipse<\/a> occurred late on 27 August 2026 for observers in the Americas, but early on 28 August 2026 for observers in Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best images of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/news\/lunar-eclipse-august-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 2026 Blood Moon<\/a> we&#8217;ve seen so far.<\/p>\n<p>If you captured an image of the lunar eclipse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/send-us-your-astrophotos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">send us your images<\/a> and they could appear in a future issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-Krum-Kasabov.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to Krum Kasabov for sending us this pic of the partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026, captured from Ryetop Park, Rainham, Kent, UK at 05:22 local time. &quot;This image was taken just before the Moon disappeared behind the houses and as the sky was brightening, 40 mins before sunrise,&quot; says Krum. Equipment: Seestar S50 smart telescope Exposure: f\/5, 1\/20 sec, ISO 50014, 250mm focal length Software: Photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-192327\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/>Thanks to Krum Kasabov for sending us this pic of the partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026, captured from Ryetop Park, Rainham, Kent, UK at 05:22 local time. Equipment: Seestar S50 smart telescope. Exposure: f\/5, 1\/20 sec, ISO 50014, 250mm focal length. Software: Photoshop<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/12-Lauren-Hodgson-King.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to Lauren Hodgson-King for sending us this image of the partial lunar eclipse on 28 August 2026 from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK at 05:08 local time, which comes with quite a funny background story! &quot;I wanted to set up my telescope in the garden but the Moon was behind a big tree,&quot; says Lauren, &quot;so I ended up shooting this 1.3s exposure with my camera, holding it balanced on the bathroom tap out of the window of our loft room! Equipment: Canon EOS 77D DLSR camera, bathroom tap Exposure: ISO 400, 300mm, f\/5.6, 1 1\/3s\" class=\"wp-image-192341\"\/>Thanks to Lauren Hodgson-King for sending us this image of the partial lunar eclipse on 28 August 2026 from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK at 05:08 local time. Equipment: Canon EOS 77D DLSR camera. Exposure: ISO 400, 300mm, f\/5.6, 1 1\/3s<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/11-Giovanni-Passalacqua.jpg\" alt=\"A composite image showing the passage of the partial lunar eclipse over the southernmost part of Sicily, Italy, 28 August 2026, from 04:42 local time, by Giovanni Passalacqua.&#10;&#10;Equipment: Canon EOS R DSLR camera, Sigma 500mm lens, Manfrotto tripod&#10;Exposure: 3 shot ISO 200, 1\/80s, f\/6.3; 3 shot ISO 200, 1\/30s, f\/6.3; 1 shot ISO 320, 1\/10s, f\/8.0.&#10;Software: Photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-192339\"\/>A composite image showing the passage of the partial lunar eclipse over the southernmost part of Sicily, Italy, 28 August 2026, from 04:42 local time, by Giovanni Passalacqua. Equipment: Canon EOS R DSLR camera, Sigma 500mm lens, Manfrotto tripod. Exposure: 3 shot ISO 200, 1\/80s, f\/6.3; 3 shot ISO 200, 1\/30s, f\/6.3; 1 shot ISO 320, 1\/10s, f\/8.0. Software: Photoshop<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-Team-TRAC.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to the Taverners Road Astronomy Club \u2013 'Team TRAC' \u2013 for sending us this view of the partial lunar eclipse captured on 28 August 2026 from Ryetop Park, Rainham, Kent, UK at 04:57 local time \" this=\"\" photo=\"\" accurately=\"\" captured=\"\" the=\"\" view=\"\" we=\"\" enjoyed=\"\" of=\"\" lunar=\"\" eclipse=\"\" at=\"\" from=\"\" kent=\"\" say=\"\" team.=\"\" _it=\"\" was=\"\" taken=\"\" close=\"\" to=\"\" time=\"\" maximum=\"\" eclipse._=\"\" equipment:=\"\" samsung=\"\" galaxy=\"\" smartphone=\"\" celestron=\"\" nexstar=\"\" maksutov-cassegrain=\"\" exposure:=\"\" f=\"\" sec=\"\" iso=\"\" software:=\"\" photoshop_=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192328\"\/>The Taverners Road Astronomy Club \u2013 &#8216;Team TRAC&#8217; \u2013 captured this view of the partial lunar eclipse captured on 28 August 2026 from Ryetop Park, Rainham, Kent, UK at 04:57 local time. Equipment: Samsung Galaxy smartphone, Celestron NexStar 127SLT Maksutov-Cassegrain. Exposure: f\/1.8, 1\/13 sec, ISO 3200. Software: Photoshop<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03-Sarah-Fisher.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Fisher captured these views of the partial lunar eclipse and put together a fantastic mosaic, 28 August 2026 from Loxley Viewpoint, Warwick, UK. &quot;A wonderful early morning for the deep partial lunar eclipse,&quot; says Sarah. Equipment: iPhone, Seestar S50 smart telescope\" class=\"wp-image-192329\" style=\"width:841px;height:auto\"\/>A mosaic of the partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 captured by Sarah Fisher Loxley Viewpoint, Warwick, UK. Equipment: iPhone, Seestar S50 smart telescope<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04-Vinny-Whiteman.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks to Vinny Whiteman for sending us this image of the partial lunar eclipse from Twyford, Berkshire, UK on the morning of 28 August 2026, 05:12 local time. Equipment: Sony A7 V camera, ZWO FF65 apo quintuplet refractor Telescope, 2x Barlow lens, untracked Exposure: ISO 1,000, 1.6s Software: CaptureOne, Photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-192330\"\/>Vinny Whiteman captured this view of the partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 from Twyford, Berkshire, UK at 05:12 local time. Equipment: Sony A7 V camera, ZWO FF65 apo quintuplet refractor Telescope, 2x Barlow lens, untracked. Exposure: ISO 1,000, 1.6s. Software: CaptureOne, Photoshop<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05-Tom.jpg\" alt=\"The lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 captured by Tom from Oxfordshire, UK\" class=\"wp-image-192331\" style=\"width:842px;height:auto\"\/>The lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 captured by Tom from Oxfordshire, UK<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06-Ankara.jpg\" alt=\"The partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 captured from Ankara, Turkiye. Photo by Metin Aktas\/Anadolu via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-192332\"\/>The partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 captured from Ankara, Turkiye. Photo by Metin Aktas\/Anadolu via Getty Images<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/07-Ramsgate.jpg\" alt=\"A seagull flies across Pegwell Bay during the partial lunar eclipse in Ramsgate, UK, 28 August 2026.. Photo by Brook Mitchell\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-192333\"\/>A seagull flies across Pegwell Bay during the partial lunar eclipse in Ramsgate, UK, 28 August 2026.. Photo by Brook Mitchell\/Getty Images<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08-Ecuador.jpg\" alt=\"The partial lunar eclipse seen late on 27 August 2026 over Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Franklin Jacome\/Agencia Press South\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-192334\"\/>The partial lunar eclipse seen late on 27 August 2026 over Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Franklin Jacome\/Agencia Press South\/Getty Images<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/09-Warsaw.jpg\" alt=\"A passenger gets off a train as the partial lunar eclipse appears over Warsaw, Poland, 28 August 2026. Photo by Sergei GAPON \/ AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-192335\"\/>A passenger gets off a train as the partial lunar eclipse appears over Warsaw, Poland, 28 August 2026. Photo by Sergei GAPON \/ AFP via Getty Images<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-Catania.jpg\" alt=\"The partial lunar eclipse over Catania, Italy, 28 August 2026. Photo by Fabrizio Villa\/Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-192336\"\/>The partial lunar eclipse over Catania, Italy, 28 August 2026. Photo by Fabrizio Villa\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 28 August 2026 partial lunar eclipse was visible over North and South America, the UK and Europe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":598584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[85,46,141,145],"class_list":["post-598583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}