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Capitol Lens | Shooting the moon

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By Bill Clark

Posted November 8, 2022 at 2:45pm

The blood moon lunar eclipse is seen on Tuesday morning, Election Day, as it passes behind the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol dome.

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