Bloody great show as moon eclipsed by earth's shadow

HAVE you been watching the full lunar eclipse?

The full coverage was at 9.59pm on Tuesday, November 8.

The eclipse took place at a very leisurely pace, taking three hours and 40 minutes from the time it started changing colour at 8:09pm (AEDT).

The Moon turned shades of rust and blood red, in the last total lunar eclipse for three years.

The eclipse has been visible right across Australia wherever there are clear skies from just after dark.

Lunar eclipses are leisurely events, says Tanya Hill, an astronomer at Melbourne Planetarium.

"I love lunar eclipses because they happen at the same time for everybody, it's just the time zone that changes things," Dr Hill says.

A total lunar eclipse occurs approximately once every 1½ years on average, with the next total lunar eclipse not taking place until March 14, 2025 — although partial and penumbral lunar eclipses will continue to occur in the meantime.