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PHOTOS: Skygazers in Singapore marvel at blood moon eclipse

  • <p>Student astronomy enthusiasts adjust their telescope to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su </p>
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    Student astronomy enthusiasts adjust their telescope to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

  • <p>The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews) </p>
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    The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews)

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    The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews)

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    Astronomy enthusiasts wait to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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    An astronomy enthusiast takes a photo of the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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    An astronomy enthusiast looks through a pair of binoculars to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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    A combination photo shows the lunar eclipse from a blood moon (top L) back to full moon (bottom right) in the sky over Frankfurt

    A combination photo shows the lunar eclipse from a blood moon (top L) back to full moon (bottom right) in the sky over Frankfurt, Germany, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

<p>Student astronomy enthusiasts adjust their telescope to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su </p>
<p>The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews) </p>
<p>The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews) </p>
<p>The moon as seen from Marina South Pier in Singapore on 28 July 2018 during a total lunar eclipse. (PHOTO: Michael Mathews) </p>
<p>Astronomy enthusiasts wait to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su </p>
<p>An astronomy enthusiast takes a photo of the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su </p>
<p>An astronomy enthusiast looks through a pair of binoculars to see the lunar eclipse of a blood moon at Marina South Pier in Singapore July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su </p>
<p>A combination photo shows the lunar eclipse from a blood moon (top L) back to full moon (bottom right) in the sky over Frankfurt, Germany, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach </p>
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Astronomy enthusiasts in Singapore gathered in the wee hours of Saturday (28 July) to witness a blood moon in what was the longest-ever total lunar eclipse this century.

The eclipse – a result of the moon being perfectly aligned with the Sun and Earth – lasted several hours between 1am and 6am, and was visible in parts of Asia, Africa, South America, Europe and Australia.

It coincided with a Mars opposition, a phenomenon that occurs when Mars is at its closest to the Sun and Earth.

The opposition, which occurs every 26 months, made Mars appear five times brighter than usual when viewed from Earth.

Skygazers started gathering at the Singapore Maritime Gallery at Marina South Pier on Friday evening (27 July) to catch the celestial event.

Such astronomical occurrences were last seen in Singapore in January this year when a rare “super blue blood moon” appeared in the night sky for the first time since 1866.

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