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Skywatchers around the world were treated to the most spectacular full moon of the year in the early morning hours on Wednesday. May 26 marked not just a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, or so-called blood moon.
According to NASA, a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun. Earth s atmosphere filters the sunlight, scattering blue light but allowing red light to pass through.
Wednesday also marked the year s best supermoon. A supermoon occurs when the moon appears larger than usual in the night sky because it is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as the perigee.
If You Didn t Look Up This Morning, Here s What You Missed
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Maybe the sky was cloudy; maybe waking up in the middle of the night to look at the moon just sounds like lunacy. Whatever the reason, if you missed seeing last night s lunar eclipse, you re not alone. Luckily, there are plenty of photos and video of the rare sight.
The supermoon â the Super Flower Blood Moon, to be exact â brought the first total lunar eclipse in nearly two and a half years, treating sky watchers to the sight of the moon slipping into Earth s shadow while also appearing around 7% larger than it normally does.
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The lunar eclipse is seen in Santa Monica. Full moons that occur in May are sometimes known as flower moons. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Maybe the sky was cloudy; maybe waking up in the middle of the night to look at the moon just sounds like lunacy. Whatever the reason, if you missed seeing last night s lunar eclipse, you re not alone. Luckily, there are plenty of photos and video of the rare sight.
For those of us who slept through the Super Flower Blood Moon: Here s a quick time lapse taken early this morning pic.twitter.com/Q38GJ4WrWH NPR (@NPR) May 26, 2021
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