Sky watchers across the world have been enjoying the first total lunar eclipse in more than three years.
The eclipse began at 2018 GMT, with the Moon totally immersed in the shadow of the Earth between 2244 and 2358 GMT.
During "totality" the Moon took on a reddish hue; the only light reaching its surface by this stage had been filtered through Earth's atmosphere.
The eclipse was visible from the whole of Europe, Africa, South America, and eastern parts of the US and Canada.
The copper-red Moon was visible across large areas of the UK thanks to clear skies.
Robin Scagell, from the Society for Popular Astronomy, said that it was "one of the best lunar eclipses from Britain for years".
bbcnews
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