A partial lunar eclipse could be visible from the UK on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the US mission to put men on the Moon lifted off.
Up to 60% of the Moon’s surface will appear red or dark grey at the height of the eclipse at about 22:30 BST, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) said.
Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth crosses between the Sun and Moon – casting a shadow on the lunar surface.
The Apollo 11 crew blasted off from Florida on 16 July 1969.
The voyage ended four days later when US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the Moon’s surface.
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