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Pinoys turn to skies to catch a glimpse of total lunar eclipse

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<p>Filipinos looked towards the sky Tuesday night as they tried to catch a glimpse of the year’s last total lunar eclipse. Also known as a blood moon due to its reddish color, clouds initially hampered astronomy enthusiasts but eventually cleared enough for the eclipse to be sighted before its end at 7:41 p.m. </p><p>Members of the Philippine Astronomical Society flocked to Rizal Park in Manila with their massive telescopes and a laser pointer to accurately locate the moon.</p><p>Crowds also headed to the UP Diliman Observatory in Quezon City to take a look at the blood moon which is not set to be visible until 2025. </p><p>Here are some scenes. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-8.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-10.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-11.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/11/08/lunar-eclipse-slideshow-12_1.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Philippine Astronomical Society former President, Dr. Edmund Rosales sets up their reflecting astronomical telescope a few moments before the lunar eclipse viewing event at the Rizal Park. <cite>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A crowd gathers at the University of the Philippines Diliman Observatory to use the telescope. <cite>Photo contributed by Myra H. Sepe </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>People watch a total lunar eclipse at an astronomical observatory in Quezon City. <cite>Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Filipino sky observers use a telescope to view the total lunar eclipse in Manila. The next total lunar eclipse will not occur until March 2025. <cite>Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The lunar eclipse is seen behind the Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady, Borongan Cathedral in Borongan City, Eastern Samar at 6:16 p.m. <cite>Alren Beronio, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>An airplane flies past the moon during an eclipse in this photo taken in Barangay Kaunlaran, Quezon City. <cite>Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>People queue to view a total lunar eclipse through a telescope at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City. <cite>Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A view of the penumbral stage of the lunar eclipse during a viewing event at Rizal Park. <cite>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>People view the total lunar eclipse from the deck of the UP Observatory in UP Diliman, Quezon City. <cite>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A blood-red moon hovers above one of the high-rise condominium buildings in Cagayan de Oro, one of the fastest growing urban centers in the country. <cite>Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A total lunar eclipse in the sky in Manila. <cite>Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Moon is faintly seen as it reached total eclipse at 18:33 in this photo taken at Barangay Kaunlaran, Quezon City. <cite>Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News </cite></p></div></div></div>

Clouds initially hampered astronomy enthusiasts but eventually cleared enough for the eclipse to be sighted.