In pictures: UK stargazers wake up to lunar eclipse

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BBC Weather Watchers/Brian Mc View of eclipse in the sky in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset BBC Weather Watchers/Brian Mc

Peter Barrett/BBCWeatherWatchers View of eclipse in the sky in Hornchurch, London Peter Barrett/BBCWeatherWatchers

A view of the darkened moon from Somerset early on Friday

The red moon visible from Hornchurch in east London in the early hours of Friday morning

Early-rising stargazers in the UK woke up to a lunar eclipse just before dawn on Friday.

The eclipse was expected to be partial for most of the UK, with the Earth’s shadow only covering part of the Moon.

In some very western areas, and across the Americas, a total eclipse may have been visible – weather permitting.

A stunning “blood moon” was created as the Moon moved into Earth’s shadow, gradually darkening before turning a dusky red.

After the partial eclipse began at 05:09 GMT.