The world is witnessing the last total lunar eclipse of this year today, November 8. Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a.m. EST as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun.(AP)
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The moon rises behind a corner tower along the outer walls of the Forbidden City during a lunar eclipse in Beijing on November 8.(AP)
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The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Sydney on November 8. According to NASA scientists, the moon will be 242,740 miles (390,653 kilometers) away at the peak of the eclipse.(AFP)
The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Villa Nueva, Guatemala on November 8. Binoculars and telescopes will enhance viewing, provided the skies are clear.(AFP)
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Also known as a blood moon, it will appear a reddish-orange from the light of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises. (AFP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
