In Pictures: Blood Moon captured across the south

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The Blood Moon was captured in Mortimer, Berkshire.
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The effect, captured here in Tackley, Oxfordshire, is caused when the Moon moves through the Earth's shadow.
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Over Christchurch, in Dorset, the Moon looked like something from a Star Wars film.
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This time-lapse image, taken in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, shows the stages of the lunar eclipse over Sunday evening
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The phenomenon was visible across the south, including in Bournemouth.
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A total lunar eclipse, seen here from Tidmarsh in Berkshire, gives the Moon its unique tint.
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A view from Gosport, where the Moon rose above Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.
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The display, seen here from Bracknell in Berkshire, ended at 21:55 BST.

8 September 2025

Sky-watchers across the south of England have witnessed the striking Blood Moon.

On Sunday evening, people from Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire saw a total lunar eclipse turn the full Moon red.

As the moon moved through Earth's shadow, it took on a deep red hue, creating a spectacular "Blood Moon".

In the UK, the full eclipse began at 18:30 BST and lasted until about 21:55.

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