August full moon with partial eclipse over Temple of Poseidon in Sounio (video)

Crowds that had gathered at the temple at Sounio, south of Athens, Greece to see the moon also got a special treat as a partial lunar eclipse was also visible in the night sky.

As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, sunlight was refracted in the Earth’s atmosphere, giving the moon a striking dull red or copper colour.

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Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright: Sonia Viva License: CC-BY-SA

Source: greekreporter.com

 

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