Stargazers in the U.S. who got up early on Jan. 31 were treated to either a partial or total “super blue blood moon” lunar eclipse.
The full moon—in fact a supermoon and a blue moon—passed into Earth’s shadow or umbra, blocking the sun’s light, and making the surface of the moon appear a blood-red hue.
The rare sight was visible in some form across the United States, and in Canada, Australia, across Asia, and in parts of Europe. Here are some stunning photos of the event, from New York to San Francisco to Turkey.
In the U.S., the eclipse was best seen in the Western half of the country. Here are some shots from California and Nevada.
California and Nevada:
Oh, California. #SuperBlueBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/yEu2E06fMe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 31, 2018
Oh, California. #SuperBlueBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/yEu2E06fMe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 31, 2018
#SuperBlueBloodMoon January 31, 2018 7:09 AM Pacific Time. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/1ViZ2Je16R
— Ryan K. Louie, MD, PhD (@ryanlouie) January 31, 2018
#SuperBlueBloodMoon January 31, 2018 7:09 AM Pacific Time. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/1ViZ2Je16R
— Ryan K. Louie, MD, PhD (@ryanlouie) January 31, 2018
THIS.
The #moonset gently crowning the #GoldenGateBridge this morning. How lucky are we to have a front row seat to the #SuperBloodBlueMoon and eclipse? #abc7now pic.twitter.com/C8Pz1bgWIT
— Natasha Zouves (@natashanzouves) January 31, 2018
THIS.
The #moonset gently crowning the #GoldenGateBridge this morning. How lucky are we to have a front row seat to the #SuperBloodBlueMoon and eclipse? #abc7now pic.twitter.com/C8Pz1bgWIT
— Natasha Zouves (@natashanzouves) January 31, 2018
Color already changing as totality beginning to end.#SuperBlueBloodMoon#lunareclipse2018#KingTides today also, 10:47am at @GGBridge pic.twitter.com/2VnpDTdET3
— Mike Nicco (@MikeNiccoWX) January 31, 2018
Color already changing as totality beginning to end.#SuperBlueBloodMoon#lunareclipse2018#KingTides today also, 10:47am at @GGBridge pic.twitter.com/2VnpDTdET3
— Mike Nicco (@MikeNiccoWX) January 31, 2018
Lunar trifecta, #supermoon #bluemoon and a #bloodmoon from #SanDiego #moon #lunareclipse2018 @sdut pic.twitter.com/DVp0PaLGhM
— Nelvin Cepeda (@NelCepeda) January 31, 2018
Lunar trifecta, #supermoon #bluemoon and a #bloodmoon from #SanDiego #moon #lunareclipse2018 @sdut pic.twitter.com/DVp0PaLGhM
— Nelvin Cepeda (@NelCepeda) January 31, 2018
LIVE NOW: #LunarEclipse2018! The Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon, making the lunar surface appear red. You can watch views of the #SuperBlueBloodMoon from multiple telescopes live online! Take a look: https://t.co/r6X6SoMfLn pic.twitter.com/TBtNOKd5Yw
— NASA (@NASA) January 31, 2018
LIVE NOW: #LunarEclipse2018! The Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon, making the lunar surface appear red. You can watch views of the #SuperBlueBloodMoon from multiple telescopes live online! Take a look: https://t.co/r6X6SoMfLn pic.twitter.com/TBtNOKd5Yw
— NASA (@NASA) January 31, 2018
In case you missed it, here’s a stunning shot of last night’s #SuperBlueBloodMoon at Pony Express National Historic Trail #Nevada pic.twitter.com/rPg5ymhJSK
— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) January 31, 2018
In case you missed it, here’s a stunning shot of last night’s #SuperBlueBloodMoon at Pony Express National Historic Trail #Nevada pic.twitter.com/rPg5ymhJSK
— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) January 31, 2018
We got up early to watch the #SuperBlueBloodMoon move across our Southern California sky.
Please send coffee :) pic.twitter.com/w5HN2LtLbw
— Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) January 31, 2018
We got up early to watch the #SuperBlueBloodMoon move across our Southern California sky.
Please send coffee :) pic.twitter.com/w5HN2LtLbw
— Planetary Society (@exploreplanets) January 31, 2018
Did you catch the #LunarEclipse this morning?
Here's the #SuperBlueBloodMoon over Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/tceMiWcB7m
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) January 31, 2018
Did you catch the #LunarEclipse this morning?
Here's the #SuperBlueBloodMoon over Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/tceMiWcB7m
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) January 31, 2018
A partial eclipse could be seen elsewhere in the United States.
Virginia:
Even though the moon was about to set, some were still able to capture a glimpse of the lunar eclipse in Virginia.
Go up to the @WarhillHigh roof with @Chesapecten to catch the beginning of the #lunareclipse2018 before moonset. pic.twitter.com/jToauJejhz
— Christopher Becke (@BeckePhysics) January 31, 2018
Go up to the @WarhillHigh roof with @Chesapecten to catch the beginning of the #lunareclipse2018 before moonset. pic.twitter.com/jToauJejhz
— Christopher Becke (@BeckePhysics) January 31, 2018
New York:
And there were stunning photos from around the world.
Turkey:
India:
Visual of #SuperBlueBloodMoon from Pune #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/RFFf12DapX
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2018
Visual of #SuperBlueBloodMoon from Pune #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/RFFf12DapX
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2018
Vancouver, Canada:
RT @claudeschneider: The clouds parted just long enough to catch these shots at totality #SuperBlueBloodMoon #vancouver #superbluebloodmooneclipse @Miss604 @georgiastraight pic.twitter.com/Vt1gAzjJjr
— Rebecca Bollwitt (@Miss604) January 31, 2018
RT @claudeschneider: The clouds parted just long enough to catch these shots at totality #SuperBlueBloodMoon #vancouver #superbluebloodmooneclipse @Miss604 @georgiastraight pic.twitter.com/Vt1gAzjJjr
— Rebecca Bollwitt (@Miss604) January 31, 2018
New Zealand:
