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Skygazers on June 15 were treated with an event of their lifetime, In what, astronomers term as a spectacular show, the white moon turned blood red as the longest lunar eclipse in a decade unfolded Wednesday night.

Spectators across the world were amazed to see the longest and the most beautiful lunar eclipse in 11 years and the first of the year and on June 15, 2011 when the moon turned into a blood-red shade as it entered the earth's shadow.

On June 15, 2011, skywatchers across the globe witnessed one of the most spectacular phenomenons in over a decade when the moon turned into a stunning blood-red colour.

Here are some images showing the eclipsed red moon over evening and early morning blue skies.

Many parts of the world witnessed total Lunar Eclipse on June 15, 2011, which is said to be the darkest and longest of the century, until a similar eclipse occurs again in next century in the year 2141.

Spectators across the world were amazed to see the longest and the most beautiful lunar eclipse in over a decade on June 15, 2011 when the moon turned into a blood-red shade as it entered the earth's shadow.

Google Doodle has come to the rescue of people in North America who missed a rare opportunity of witnessing a long lunar eclipse that began on Tuesday night.

The first total lunar eclipse in 2011 will take place on Wednesday, June 15, and was the longest eclipses of the moon, lasting just over 100 minutes.

NASA's Voyager 1 could exit our solar system by 2012 and go where no man-made object has ever gone, says a new study.

Lunar eclipses are an extremely bad omen in Chinese culture.

The solar eclipse today may have already meant bad tidings for grounded Australian airport shut-ins

Tonight, north American's will have trouble seeing the year's first lunar Eclipse. But Google has come to the rescue.

Wednesday's rare total lunar eclipse promises to be 100 minutes long. The full event can be seen from from the eastern half of Africa, the Middle East, central Asia and western Australia.

Moon will appear changing color from brilliant silver to between bright orange and blood red during the eclipse, NASA said in a statement. Find out why.

Everybody is gearing up for a date with a moon that will turn scarlet in the shadow of Earth. You are lucky if you manage to be in Africa, Central Asia, South America, Europe, Australia or Philippines because you will be the ones to witness total lunar eclipse.

Lockheed Martin Corp's space systems unit said on Tuesday it would cut 1,200 workers, or about 7.5 percent of the division's total workforce, by year's end to reduce costs and improve its competitive standing.

Citigroup Inc is in the early stages of looking for about 1 million square feet of office space in Manhattan and considering space at the World Trade Center site and at the Hudson Yards, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A total lunar eclipse on Wednesday is expected to last 100 minutes, according to NASA. An eclipse of that length is extremely rare because it takes a precise alignment of the earth and the moon to block the sunlight for that long.

The first total lunar eclipse in 2011 will take place on Wednesday, June 15, which is one of the longest eclipses of the moon and will last just over 100 minutes.

The U.S. Honor Flag which toured the country and the world in memory of those who have lost their lives serving as police officers, firefighters and military personnel will now pay tribute to astronauts who have died in the space shuttle program 1981-2011 as it flies aboard space shuttle Atlantis's final mission.

When the space shuttle Atlantis launches on July 8 in its final mission, it will be adorned with a nose-art painting on its fuel tank paying tribute to the shuttle's 30-year legacy, along with the United States flag and the NASA logo.