It was the third-shortest partial lunar eclipse of this century, only 27 minutes long. And North America could not see any part of it. But today’s eclipse – April 25, 2013 – was visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The photos are beginning to come in, and they are beautiful.
April 25, 2013 partial lunar eclipse from EarthSky Facebook friend Jean-Baptiste Feldmann in France. Thank you, Jean-Baptiste! View larger.April 25 partial lunar eclipse via our friend Sharon Williams in Guernsey. Thank you, Sharon!Our friend Myriam Besso wrote, “The partial eclipse Moon setting in the dawn sky. Taken on the Apple in Sydney 6.15 am.” The date in Sydney would have been April 26, 2013. View larger.Moon track in the sky during the central part of eclipse, from our friend Fausto Lubatti. He wrote, “It’s a combination of multiple shots: 39 for the Moon (one every 2 minutes and half) and one final shot for the moonlit panorama; all done on a tripod.” View larger.Our friend Andrew Brown captured this photo of the April 25 eclipse.April 25 partial eclipse from our friend Sandy S. Palacpec Jr. in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Thank you, Sandy!Luca Milevoj at Lake Garda, Italy captured this photo of the April 25 partial eclipse. Thank you, Luca!The lunar eclipse from our friend Zhean Peter Nacionales in the Philippines. Thank you, Zhean. View larger.A self-portrait from our friend Zhean Peter Nacionales in the Philippines. Zhean is a young astrophotographer who contributes many fine photos to EarthSky on Facebook.A view of the April 25 lunar eclipse from Prague from our friend Raymond Johnston. Thanks, Raymond.Our friend Abhijit Juvekar in Dombivli, India provided this wonderful photo and some great info about today’s eclipse. View Abhijit’s info here.April 25 partial lunar eclipse from our friend Jean Marie Andre Delaporte in Normandy, France. Thank you, Jean Marie!A composite image of the eclipse from our friend Prakash Rokx in India. Thank you, Prakash!
Bottom line: Photos from EarthSky friends around the world of the April 25-26 partial eclipse of the moon. Third-shortest eclipse of the 21st century? Meh. That didn’t stop us! Thanks to all who posted!
Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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