Lunar eclipse at night of June 16, 2011

A total lunar eclipse was seen at night of June 16, 2011 in parts of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. It was the first lunar eclipse in 2011. This time the moon turned reddish instead of the usual brown, which is explained by the light from the Sun. The eclips lasted for 100 minutes which made it the longest since 2000. Partial solar eclipses are expected on July 1 and November 25, while the next total solar eclipse will happen only on November 13, 2012. It will be seen in North Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and southern parts of South America.

Lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy. ©REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Lunar eclipse at the backgound of the Vittoriano monument on Piazza Venezia in Rome. ©REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Lunar exlipse seen from ruins of Coliseum in Rome. ©REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Lunar exlipse at the backgound of Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. ©REUTERS/NIR ELIAS

Residents of Amman watch lunar eclipse at the temple of Hercules. ©REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Lunar eclipse close to Zejtun village at the background of church of St Catherine in Malta. ©REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Lunar eclipse at the backgfound of Milad Tower in tehran. ©REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Moon at the background of the shotgun on the rebels' truck in Benghazi, Libya. ©REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Lunar eclipse in clouds at the background of Rote Rathaus in Berlin. ©REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Lunar eclipse in Brazil. ©REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

A man watching lunar eclipse via telescope, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ©REUTERS/Bazuki

A man watching lunar eclipse via telescope in Beirut, lebanon. ©REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

A woman with binocular watching lunar eclipse in Beirut, Lebanon. ©REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

A luna exlipse phase seen from Almaty, Kazakhstan. ©Sergey Nepsha