The Sydney Observatory

Skygazers across the Australian Outback were among the lucky few to witness a solar eclipse on Friday as the moon glided between Earth and the sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light.

Australian night owls will be treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano could turn it blood red.The Sydney Observatory says the eclipse will begin at 3.25 am Thursday (1.25 pm EDT, 5.25 pm GMT on Wednesday) and last until after 5 am.Scientists say the specific phenomenon happening Thursday - known as a "deep lunar...

Skygazers across the Australian Outback were among the lucky few to witness a solar eclipse on Friday as the moon glided between Earth and the sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light.

Australian night owls will be treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano could turn it blood red.The Sydney Observatory says the eclipse will begin at 3.25 am Thursday (1.25 pm EDT, 5.25 pm GMT on Wednesday) and last until after 5 am.Scientists say the specific phenomenon happening Thursday - known as a "deep lunar...