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Ready the telescopes! People across the world will have the chance to see a partial eclipse of the Moon on Saturday.
In a lunar eclipse, the Sun, Earth and Moon are directly aligned as the Moon swings into the cone of shadow cast by our planet. Observers on Earth will see a Moon that is partly light and partly dark, with hints of color that depend on terrestrial conditions.
Lunar eclipses are visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon. This one will be best seen from most of Africa, Eastern Europe, central Asia, India and the Middle East.
From Western Europe and the United Kingdom, the Moon will rise during the eclipse. It will begin at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time and peak at 21:10 GMT.
Follow the link for 97 images of lunar eclipses.
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