(Residents clocking in and taking pictures of the total lunar eclipse. Photographed by Dai Xiaotong) According to the prediction of the Hong Kong Space Museum, the total lunar eclipse and the lunar occultation of Uranus, two rare celestial phenomena, will appear simultaneously over Hong Kong on the 8th. In the evening, many citizens went to the seaside promenade in central and western Hong Kong, the Star Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui and other excellent viewing places to prepare for the rare spectacle of clocking in. Reporters in the central and western coastal promenade saw that the citizens who were attracted by the fame were crowding on the stone benches on the shore waiting to watch the total lunar eclipse. "I checked a lot of data in advance. These two astronomical phenomena are not rare, but there are few opportunities to appear over Hong Kong at the same time. There are only four opportunities in the next 8000 years. The next time I see a total lunar eclipse and a lunar occultation of Uranus in Hong Kong, it will be 4862 years." Mr. Li and his girlfriend from the public rushed over as soon as they got off work to seize the best shooting position. While holding the camera to the night sky to find the shooting position, he said to the reporter that he hoped to capture the moment when the two celestial phenomena were in a line. "Today, the clouds are thick, and there is a little rain. I'm afraid that I will go for nothing." "Just a chance." Mr. Su, 70, sat on the bench next to him and shared his pictures with his friends. He said with a smile that he was going to fish, but when he arrived, he found many people crowded on the shore As a result, he waited for a long time but didn't see it. "I picked up the fishing rod and saw the looming moon as soon as I looked up, leaving this precious picture." According to the announcement issued by the Hong Kong Space Museum, this total lunar eclipse started at 6 p.m., and the whole process lasted about an hour and a half. During the total lunar eclipse, the moon shows an unusual copper red color, and the moon covers Uranus at the same time, which lasts about an hour. (End) (Lixin News Agency)