Australians enjoy second lunar eclipse for 2007
{{date|August 28, 2007}}
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[[Image:Lunar Eclipse.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The lunar eclipse of August 27.]]
Citizens in the [[Australia]]n city of {{w|Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst}} in Central-Western {{w|New South Wales}} have turned out in the hundreds on top of {{w|Mount Panorama}} to observe {{w|28 August 2007 lunar eclipse|tonight's lunar eclipse}}. 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. {{w|Time in Australia|AEST}} the eclipse began to be visible with the {{w|Earth}} beginning to shadow the {{w|Moon}}, 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==
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Image:20070828eclipse4.jpg|The eclipse occurring over Bathurst.{{Image source|[[User:Cartman02au|Nathan Carter]]}}
Image:Lunar eclipse Melbourne 2007.jpg|The eclipse over Melbourne.{{Image source|[[Commons:User:Melburnian|Melburnian]]}}
Image:After full eclipse of moon.jpg|Shortly after the full eclipse in Wellington, New Zealand.{{Image source|[[Commons:User:Tony Wills|Tony Wills]]}}
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.{{Image source|[[Commons:User:Theory|Theory]]}}
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The lunar eclipse of August 27.
Citizens in the Australian city of Bathurst in Central-Western Mount Panorama to observe tonight's lunar eclipse. 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. AEST the eclipse began to be visible with the Moon, 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".
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