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Stargazers capture lunar eclipse across the south

Hang Ross The image is blacked out except for the phases of the Moon, from left to right it is getting more and more out of vision, covered by shadow and deepening in colour starting from a cream shade and ending as a burnt orange colour.Hang Ross
Curly The night sky, and the Moon in a crescent shape because of the large shadow covering it. The Moon is a deep yellow colour and there are silhouettes of some tree branches in the foreground of the picture.Curly
BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross edited together the phases of the lunar eclipse in Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Curly caught this moment where the lunar eclipse covered most of the Moon in shadow from Petersfield, Hampshire

People have been looking to the skies in the south of England to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse.

Early-rising stargazers woke up just before dawn to capture the eclipse, which was partial for most of the UK.

The Earth's shadow covered part of the Moon, but some western areas of the UK saw a total lunar eclipse.

It is the first since May 2022, when the Moon turned completely red.

New Squids On The Block A close-up image of the Moon, which is a shade of yellow and has only a small section on the left slightly hidden by shadowNew Squids On The Block
New Squids On The Block photographed this close-up in Basingstoke, Hampshire

BBC Weather Watchers from Hampshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been sending in their glimpses of the lunar event.

This kind of eclipse only happens when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the Moon's surface.

It can sometimes be referred to as a "blood moon", because it can turn a deep, coppery red during the eclipse.

The next total lunar eclipse is due to take place at the start of September - but will be most prominent over central and east Asia, with only some parts of the UK seeing the total eclipse effect.

Rockboffins A blacked out image with just the Moon in vision. It is partially covered by shadow and an orange/yellow colour with some blotches of slightly darker colour.Rockboffins
Weather Watcher Rockboffins captured this view of the eclipse from Southwell in Dorset

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