PHOTO GALLERY: Breathtaking images of 'supermoon' lunar eclipse
The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual.
By REUTERSA couple kisses as a supermoon rises in the sky over the Rio de La Plata in Buenos Aires(photo credit: REUTERS)
Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat Sunday night and Monday when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth.
A "supermoon" rises above Brighton in southern England (photo credit: REUTERS)A "supermoon" rises above Brighton in southern England (photo credit: REUTERS)The moon is seen above a cross channel ferry leaving the port of Dover, southern England (photo credit: REUTERS)A super moon rises in the sky near the Eiffel tower as seen from Suresnes, Western Paris (photo credit: REUTERS)A couple kisses as a supermoon rises in the sky over the Rio de La Plata in Buenos Aires (photo credit: REUTERS)A partially eclipsed supermoon, the last of this year's supermoons, rises over Las Vegas (photo credit: REUTERS)The supermoon raises behind seagulls on the beach in Evanston, Illinois (photo credit: REUTERS)A supermoon is seen in the sky in Bogota, Colombia (photo credit: REUTERS)The Moon, appearing in a dim red color, is covered by the Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse over Paris (photo credit: REUTERS)The cross of the Koekelberg Basilica is seen while the moon turns orange during a total "supermoon" lunar eclipse in Brussels (photo credit: REUTERS)A supermoon appears behind a house after a total "supermoon" lunar eclipse in Brussels (photo credit: REUTERS)A minaret of a mosque is silhouetted against the moon at the start of a total "supermoon" lunar eclipse in Salhiya, Kuwait City (photo credit: REUTERS)The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse is seen from Vigeland Park in Oslo, Norway (photo credit: REUTERS)A surfer sits on his board as a supermoon rises in the sky off Manly Beach in Sydney (photo credit: REUTERS)
The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual.
