In pictures: Blood Moon captivates sky-gazers around the world

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Timelapse footage shows Blood Moon rising around the world

Sky-watchers around the world have been witnessing a striking Blood Moon - a phenomenon that happens when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow, taking on a deep red hue.

The captivating display was visible in its totality in several countries around world.

Getty Images People at the top of the Shanghai World Financial Centre in China, which resembles a bridge, as the giant Blood Moon rises above skyscrapers in the financial district.

Getty Images Several people sitting on a bench looking at the Blood Moon, which has a pale orange colour, in the centre of the photo.

AFP via Getty Images Two people laying on the beach in front of the Blood Moon which is reflected in the sea

Getty Images The full moon, which has a deep dark hue, pictured above a silver minaret in Kuwait City in Kuwait.

Anadolu via Getty Images The Blood Moon emerging in a dark sky

Reuters The Blood Moon, with a golden statue in the foreground in Dresden, Germany

EPA The Blood Moon lurking behind a building in Berlin, Germany.

AFP via Getty Images The Blood Moon above the clouds in Johannesburg, South Africa

Reuters The moon with a pale orange hue in the hazy sky near a Ferris wheel Baghdad, Iraq

Getty Images A bright red Moon high in a hazy, pale sky above a sandy desert

EPA The Blood Moon with a partial lunar eclipse seen in Jerusalem

Sunshinesid/BBC Weather Watchers The red Blood Moon in a pitch black sky

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