A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. Thursday night

Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.

An astronomical phenomenon will once more take place in Portugal on 28 August, with a partial lunar eclipse being visible to naked eye.

Amelia Jones  Skywatchers will have another chance to see an unusual celestial event in the early hours of Friday, August 28, when a deep partial lunar eclipse takes place. It follows the partial solar eclipse on August 12, which saw the Moon pass in front of the Sun and cover a huge proportion of it…

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The partial lunar eclipse will take place in the early hours of Friday, August 28, and will be visible across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Africa, North and South America

The partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the UK, Europe, Africa, North and South America on Friday, August 28 – weather permitting

Two weeks after the solar eclipse, Switzerland will be treated to another astronomical spectacle. At dawn on Friday August 28, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible. Shortly after 6am, 94% of the Moon will be shrouded in the Earth’s shadow. In Bern, the eclipse will begin at around 4.33am and reach its peak at around