Astronauts from the ISS showed the Russians images of the longest lunar eclipse in 500 years 
eclipse and made rare pictures from the window of the “Science” module. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to Roscosmos.
“Right now, together with the inhabitants of the planet, we are observing a partial lunar eclipse. The best view on board the ISS is in the window of our new module “Science” “, – said the author of the photographs, cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov.
The published photographs show how part of the moon has sunk into the shadow. The eclipse began at 09:03 Moscow time and will last until 15:04. It will be possible to observe it from Earth only in the Far Eastern regions. The largest phase of the eclipse can be seen in the Trans-Baikal Territory, and its end – in Siberia.
In June, the Russians saw the first rare annular eclipse of the Sun in 55 years. The previous similar phenomenon was observed on May 20, 1966.