On Saturday, April 4th, sky gazers in many parts of the world were treated to the third of the four lunar eclipses that will occur before the end of 2015. What made the celestial event even more special is that it was the shortest one of the century.
The moon disappeared completely behind the earth's shadow at 4:58 am PST. By 5:03 am, it was all over. The eclipse was best visible from the western United States, New Zealand, eastern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and the extreme west of Russia. Residents of eastern North America, western South America and middle Asia were able to see it partially. The rest of the world had to sit this one out.