Earthlings across the globe on Sunday night got a rare opportunity to view a supermoon lunar eclipse, and our planet’s only moon did not disappoint.
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Combined with the largest Full Moon of the year and a Harvest Moon, the lunar eclipse turned the skies blood red.
The moon is full and moves into the shadow of the Earth.
A so-called supermoon is seen during a lunar eclipse in Cape Town, South Africa, in the early hours of Monday.
Take a look at the moon tonight, as it might be the last time you see anything like it. It began to be used in connection with Biblical prophesies, but has come to be used to describe the reddish hue seen on a super moon during a lunar eclipse. Some think of the moon’s orbit as circular, Buzasi said, but it’s less flawless than that, which means the moon will look about 13 percent bigger than normal when you glimpse it in the sky. On Monday, the moon’s elliptical orbit will bring it about 50,000 kilometers closer to the Earth than when it is at its farthest point.
It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and it won’t happen again until 2033.
Unlike with a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is completely safe to observe through binoculars or a small telescope.
Featured below are just some of the Supermoon pictures captured by Wrexham.com readers overnight – also a very cool time lapse video of the eclipse!
And do share with your family and friends – so they don’t miss out! That color can vary based on how much dust is in the Earth’s atmosphere during the eclipse.
During the eclipse, the larger-than-usual moon will take on a unusual red colour – becoming what’s known as a blood moon or red moon.
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A super blood moon eclipse “precedes the coming of bad haircuts, regrettable makeup choices, poorly animated and conceived cartoon shows, and leg warmers”, announced Scott Finkelstein.
