WATCH: Partial lunar eclipse overnight
The moon took on a red hue overnight as Earth’s shadow covered nearly the entire visible surface of the moon across much of North America.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Space.com · Aug 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
- Coverage span: 4h 11m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 4h 28m
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WATCH: Partial lunar eclipse overnight(opens original report in a new tab)Space.comTier B
Partial lunar eclipse stuns skywatchers with an ‘almost blood moon’. Here are the best photos(opens original report in a new tab)See the best photos of the August 2026 partial lunar eclipse — Space.com
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CurrentWire ranked this story 73.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 34 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 6.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
Strongest signal: freshness, 34 of 35. How each signal is calculated.
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