Beautiful photos of the moon
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This photo of the moon during a partial lunar eclipse was taken from Kuwait City on August 7, 2017. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow.

Part of the lunar eclipse could be seen from many different countries around the world. This photo was taken in Nice, southern France.

Here you can see the moon above the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece.

The partial lunar eclipse could also be seen from a ferries wheel in Szczecin, Poland.

In Frankfurt am Main in western Germany, a man tries to fit the moon in his hands.

In Gilching in southern Germany, this photo shows the moon in a partial lunar eclipse from behind a construction crane.
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