Partial lunar eclipse stuns viewers worldwide

A historic partial air-and-space stunned viewers around the world on Thursday night. 

LONGEST PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE IN NEARLY 600 YEARS: WHEN TO WATCH

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    A shadow falls on the moon, as seen beside the world’s tallest broadcasting tower Tokyo Skytree, during a partial lunar eclipse in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato (Reuters)

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    A shadow falls on the moon as it undergoes a partial lunar eclipse as seen from Mexico City, Mexico November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (Reuters)

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    A partially eclipsed moon is seen from Asuncion, Paraguay, early Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Appearing with a reddish tinge from planet-earth” target=”_blank”>Earth’s< hung in the sky, with the eclipse continuing into early Friday morning. 

The celestial spectacle was the longest partial lunar eclipse “within a stretch of 1,000 years.”

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    The earth’s shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse as it sets beyond city hall, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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    The leaves of a tree are seen with a partial lunar eclipse as a backdrop, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Lutherville-Timonium, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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    Members of Prieto Yegros family take pictures as they watch the moon in partial eclipse in Asuncion’s Bay, Paraguay, early Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

The eclipse shadowed approximately 97% of the moon and was the longest of its kind in approximately 580 years.

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    The earth’s shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse as it sets beyond the U.S. flag on top of a building, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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    The earth’s shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse visible near a statue of George Washington atop Baltimore’s Washington Monument, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ((AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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    A partial lunar eclipse is seen in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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The partial “blood moon” is the second lunar eclipse of 2021.

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