Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are in a prime position to catch this total eclipse of the Moon; find the timing in our interactive map.
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Argentina and Chile will see the ‘ring’, but other regions will see a partial eclipse.
Parts of South America, the Pacific and Antarctica are under the path of an annular eclipse.
What’s so special about a supermoon? Hardly anything. There are better things to observe in the night sky, according to a professional astronomer.
A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
A lunar eclipse ceremony from the Torres Strait turns our understanding of the history of science on its head.
Despite the distances involved, people as far apart as the UK and Australia can see the Moon at the same time.
Calculating when and where exactly we can watch an eclipse in its full glory can be surprisingly hard.
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Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University
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Research Fellow in Astronomy, The University of Western Australia
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Mualgal man, Moa Island, Torres Strait, Indigenous Knowledge
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Research Associate Professor & UWA Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne