Australians enjoy second lunar eclipse for 2007

August 28, 2007

Citizens in the Australian city of in Central-Western  have turned out in the hundreds on top of  to observe. Those who turned out for the spectacle were treated to live music and purple flags with lighting to take on a mystic theme.

Mount Panorama provided perfect conditions for the show, with minimal light and clear skies. Just before 7 p.m. the eclipse began to be visible with the  beginning to shadow the, by 8:37 p.m. AEST the top of Mount Panorama was bathed in an eerie red glow as the moon glowed deep red.

Michael Stanton, a local astronomy fan told Wikinews "this is just great, we have music and this visual delight to see".

Images
 Image:20070828eclipse4.jpg|The eclipse occurring over Bathurst. Image:Lunar eclipse Melbourne 2007.jpg|The eclipse over Melbourne. Image:After full eclipse of moon.jpg|Shortly after the full eclipse in Wellington, New Zealand. Image:August07_lunar_eclipse.JPG|The eclipse taken from Victoria, BC, Canada, providing a perspective of the eclipse on the other side of the earth. 