People across the world waited eagerly for the night of May 26, 2021, for a celestial event known as a super blood moon. As the earth’s shadow slithered across the moon and the eclipse deepened, half of the moon seemed to have vanished while the other half looked hazed in the middle with a bright outer edge.
Hypnotic photograph of supermoon rising | Image: Saigeshen Raju/Instagram
A super blood moon is when a full lunar eclipse corresponds with a supermoon, which is when the moon is particularly close to the earth and appears brighter than usual. For about 15 minutes, the moon appears to turn red during this cosmic event.
The eclipse over Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Image: Alamy Live News
The eclipse started as the moon moved into the earth’s outer shadow, known as the penumbra. It happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday in Western North America, with people in Alaska and Hawaii enjoying the best views.
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Southern Chile and Argentina, all of Australia and New Zealand and parts of Southeast Asia also had the joy of witnessing this beautiful occurring.
The full moon rises over Sydney’s iconic opera house on May 26, 2021 | Image: Saeed Khan
A sharp click of the super blood moon | Image: Hayden Williams/Instagram
Super blood moon in a mystic setting | Image: Rypap/Instagram
A shadow moves across the moon in Canberra, Australia | Image: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
Here are some more pictures of Super Blood Moon 2021, shared by the netizens.