In Photos: Lunar Eclipse Meets NFL Pre-Season In Cleveland
A partial lunar eclipse lit up the night sky over Cleveland, creating a striking backdrop during an NFL pre-season game between the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots on August 27, 2026.
A partial lunar eclipse is seen above the stadium light during a pre-season NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Cleveland. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
A partial lunar eclipse is seen beyond a television tower Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 in Kansas City Missouri. | Photo: AP/Charlie Riedel
A partial lunar eclipse is seen through an American flag, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
A partial lunar eclipse is seen by the purple lit steel beams of the Crescent City Connection, a pair of bridges that span the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Matthew Hinton
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777 approaches for landing in Lisbon during a partial lunar eclipse, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
A couple embrace as the full moon rises hours before a lunar eclipse at the Santa Luzia viewpoint in Lisbon, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Armando Franca
The full moon rises beyond the city hall in downtown Kansas City, Mo., before a lunar eclipse Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Charlie Riedel
The moon rises behind a coconut palm during a partial lunar eclipse in Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Eraldo Peres
The moon sets behind the Colosseum during a partial lunar eclipse in Rome, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Gregorio Borgia
Juan Carlos Sanchez adjusts his telescope as he waits for customers to offer them a chance to view the moon in exchange for a voluntary contribution during a partial lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
An airplane flies past a partial lunar eclipse in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jae C. Hong
Hector Garcia looks at the moon through a telescope and a cellphone adapted with his son during a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
A boy looks at the moon through a telescope during a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
The moon is seen shortly before total eclipse near to the Independence Angel monument in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. | Photo: AP/Fernando Llano