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'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourism

A full moon also known as "Blood Moon" is seen in the night sky in Yangon, during a lunar eclipse, on September 7, 2025.  (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

Under the Kenyan stars, tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red "blood moon" as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies.

When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an eerie, deep red colour that has astounded humans for millennia.

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