See a lunar eclipse on the Apollo 11 launch anniversary

Lucky sky-watchers will see the moon fall into partial darkness on the same night as the 50th anniversary of the start of the historic mission.

On July 16, 1969, the crew of the Apollo 11 mission launched on their historic trip to land the first humans on the moon. Now, 50 years to the day, people on Earth will be able to commemorate that moment by watching the moon undergo a deep partial eclipse.

Observers in Europe and Africa will witness the lunar disappearing act on the night of July 16, with the most dramatic part of the eclipse arriving at 5:31 p.m. ET (21:31 UT). Keen-eyed sky-watchers should see the moon undergo a noticeable decrease in brightness and maybe even a slight change in color. Stargazers in the Middle East and eastern Africa will see the greatest extent of the eclipse occur around

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