If you’re under 30, you’ve never seen anything like the “super blood moon” eclipse that took place last night. As Sarah explained, the event was the result of the moon being its closest to Earth, being full, being eclipsed by the shadow of the Earth, and reflecting all the world’s sunsets. The beautiful sight was captured all around the world, and below are some of our favorites:
Thanks to our friends at @NOAONorth for this amazing pic of the #SuperBloodMoon #SupermoonEclipse! pic.twitter.com/3Axwpte7Ku
— U.S. National Science Foundation (@NSF) September 28, 2015
Best #SuperBloodMoon photo animation yet pic.twitter.com/eLRnaAIC3K
— @[email protected] (@rumpeltux) September 28, 2015
https://instagram.com/p/8Kxxo9xQ3t/
https://twitter.com/WiredUK/status/648471786011684864
Thanks to viewer Mike Mezeul II for sharing this photo of last night's #SuperBloodMoon with us! pic.twitter.com/N3a937WxsJ
— WFAA (@wfaa) September 28, 2015
Great #SuperBloodMoon in our @Flickr group, add yours here http://t.co/R2yVlLwB8c and here http://t.co/CV3mdVTNIU pic.twitter.com/NBpIHv92Mq
— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) September 28, 2015
https://instagram.com/p/8LwNiZOrt-/
What could make such an event even better? Astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured the first ever transit of the International Space Station with a lunar eclipse as a backdrop:
Have any photos of the eclipse you’d share to share? Head down to the comments below!
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Featured Image: Super blood moon by Dany_M