Early Saturday morning, a rare “blood moon” lunar eclipse occurred and was visible for only 5 minutes — one of the shortest of the century. Photo by Vic Sirkin
Early Saturday morning, a rare “blood moon” lunar eclipse occurred and was visible for only 5 minutes — one of the shortest of the century. Photo by Vic Sirkin

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