Stargazers enjoyed a "blood moon" Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.

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

People in Asia, including India and China, were best placed to see Sunday's total eclipse, which was also be visible on the eastern edge of Africa as well as in western Australia.