A partial lunar eclipse was observed in Turkey on August 7. The eclipse began at 18:48 in the evening and ended at 23:53. People who were interested in this celestial phenomenon watched the fascinating eclipse for almost two hours.
The lunar eclipse was also visible from Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, parts of South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the southern Atlantic Ocean. Twenty-five percent of the moon, located on its lower part, was colored black.
The eclipse was clearly visible to the naked eye across Turkey, especially in its southern provinces. One of the locals who witnessed the mesmerizing natural phenomenon, 50-year-old Selina Ozcana, called it “magnificent.” “Such natural events do not happen every day. We enjoyed watching this amazing natural phenomenon,” she said. Many social media users shared impressive photos of the eclipse so that the whole world could admire the lunar darkening that took place on August 7, 2017.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, but the three bodies do not form a perfectly straight line in space. When this happens, a small portion of the Moon's surface is covered by the darkest central part of the Earth's shadow, called the umbra. The rest of the Moon is covered by the outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the penumbra.
