First lunar eclipse of 2023 dims full moon

A penumbral lunar eclipse is seen from Lahore, Pakistan, in February 2017 (KM Chaudhry/AP/PA)

Stargazers in Australia and Asia had the best seats for the year’s first lunar eclipse.

The four-hour eclipse got under way late on Friday or early on Saturday, depending on the location, as the moon slipped into the fringes of Earth’s shadow.