August 7 lunar eclipse: When moon, sun and Earth almost became one – Check out the mesmerising view!

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New Delhi: The lunar eclipse on the night of August 7 had everyone in the space circuit buzzing with excitement.

Although, heavy rains and overcast skies put a dampener on the viewing plans, they couldn't mar the spirit of space enthusiasts who were waiting to witness the celestial event.

The Nehru Planetarium had decided to set up telescopes to help visitors observe the moon before the eclipse and the partial phases of the eclipse at the Teen Murti lawns, however, the plan had to be put on hold due to bad weather.

After the rains cleared up, people came out in large numbers all over the country to watch the moment when the moon, sun and the Earth became one as they aligned in almost a straight line.

The penumbral part of the lunar eclipse, which is difficult to discern, began at 9:20 pm, while the partial phase began at 10:52 pm.

The partial eclipse ended at 12:48 am, while the penumbral eclipse ended at 2:20 am on August 8.

Besides India, the celestial event was visible in Asia, Europe, and Africa as well.

Soon enough, Twitter was flooded with pictorial posts from different parts of the country and other places in the world where the lunar eclipse could be seen.

Needless to say, the images are gorgeous! Have a look at some of the tweets by people who witnessed the event:

Flaws are beautiful. Darkness is bewitching. Witnessed & captured my first #LunarEclipse thanks to fantastic telescopes at Nehru Planetarium pic.twitter.com/xfqQDxp5Ns — Alankrita Khera (@alankritakhera) August 7, 2017

The moon is seen during a partial lunar eclipse in Mumbai, August 7. #photography pic.twitter.com/c3jgmMSOZr — Reuters India Photos (@IndiaPhotos) August 8, 2017

I managed to pull this off last night. The partial lunar eclipse as seen from Pune, India on August 7, 2017.#LunarEclipse@isro @NASA pic.twitter.com/Px77FnJK7q — Rishabh Tatiraju (@RishabhTatiraju) August 8, 2017

Visuals from Delhi of Lunar eclipse pic.twitter.com/yhDkoYuPII — ANI (@ANI_news) August 7, 2017

This is the #lunareclipse right now over #Cyprus. Taken with my very old camera! pic.twitter.com/YOurIrbX1i — Nathan Morley (@nathanmorley) August 7, 2017

This is what a partial lunar eclipse looks like, from Ali's International Observatory pic.twitter.com/y9KJ3F4GVI — Ali Alhammadi (@WolvrenX) August 7, 2017

WOW! Partial lunar eclipse seen tonight from Sounion, Greece. Photo credit: Elias Chasiotis. #LunarEclipse #Space #Greece pic.twitter.com/rXXy6Qzhgp — Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) August 8, 2017

Photos taken on Aug. 7, 2017 shows the #moon during partial lunar eclipse in Asia and Mideast #Mooneclipse pic.twitter.com/aV2BfOB3gu — China News 中国新闻网 (@Echinanews) August 8, 2017

Partial Lunar Eclipse imaged from Rome, with the Roman Forum and the Colosseum

© Gianluca Masi #eclissi pic.twitter.com/pV1BJifXJt — Trastevere (@TrastevereRM) August 8, 2017