Lunar eclipse 2021 photos: Full ‘blood moon’ gives N.J. an early-morning show

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A rare partial lunar eclipse was visible in the sky above New Jersey early Friday morning, providing sky-watchers a pre-dawn show. The eclipse created what many observers call a “blood moon” because of the rusty-reddish colors of the sunlight reflecting off the Earth’s atmosphere and onto the moon. Though forecasters had doubts if weather conditions would be conducive to see the show, Mother Nature cooperated in time for the uncommon early-morning event. “The clouds have cleared out of most of the region allowing almost all of our region a good view,” the National Weather Service said just bef…

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