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Beautiful photos of the moon

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A picture shows the moon during a partial lunar eclipse as seen from Kuwait City on August 7, 2017.Image source, YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images
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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.

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

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

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

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

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