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The full moon itself was visible across the world, though the partial lunar eclipse was best seen by those in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Here are a selection of the best and most impressive images of the full moon and the partial lunar eclipse from around the globe:Victory Column. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow in space grazes the full moon. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa The moon became full at 3:35 p.m. EST on Saturday, October 28 and was best seen at moonrise close to that time. The moon becomes full every 29.5 days. It actually takes just 27.3 days to complete one orbit around Earth.
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