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Photos: A super blood moon dazzles earthlings

Cosmic event is a combination of a total lunar eclipse & a brighter-than-usual supermoon

Published: May 26, 2021 20:18 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from agencies

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Copy of 187764-01-02-1622044787166 — The full blood super moon is seen during a the partial eclipse in Melbourne on May 26, 2021 as stargazers across the Pacific are casting their eyes skyward to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon". Australians were among those lucky enough to see it Wednesday evening, a rare astronomical event marked by a dazzling array of sunset colours like red and burnt orange: a "super blood moon." Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 372031736_0-5-1622044783137 — People gather to watch the super blood moon over the city's skyline in Hong Kong, China. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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A full blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in Taipei. — A full blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in Taipei. The striking display was the result of two simultaneous phenomena: a supermoon (when the moon lines up closer than normal to our planet and appears to be bigger than usual), combined with a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon (when the moon sits directly in the Earth's shadow and is struck by light filtered through the Earth's atmosphere). Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 188495-01-02-1622044803366 — The moon is seen in Singapore. The supermoon appeared first, a day before the total lunar eclipse. Then came the first sightings of the super blood moon. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Indonesia_Lunar_Eclipse_38968.jpg-fe9a7-1622044807830 — A full moon rises over a mosque as a total lunar eclipse was taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia. The colour of the moon during the total eclipse can appear different depending on where people are in the world, and by factors like the amount of dust in the atmosphere and global weather. Image Credit: AP

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Moon — A combination of pictures shows the full moon, known as "Super Blood Moon", rises during a lunar eclipse in Mexico City. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 188658-01-02-1622044823723 — The moon is pictured above Manila. Neither a supermoon nor a blood moon is that rare, but seeing both together is unusual, scientists say. It usually happens once every several years, depending on where in the world you live. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI05_26_2021_000257B-1622044831378 — Full moon as seen in the sky, in New Delhi. A supermoon occurs in about 25% of lunar cycles, while a total lunar eclipse occurs in about 5% of them. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of Lunar_Eclipse_Taiwan_49639.jpg-1c824-1622044799550 — A full moon rises over a tree as a total lunar eclipse was taking place on a cloudy day in Taipei, Taiwan. The last supermoon and total lunar eclipse occurred on January 21, 2019, and the next one will be on October 8, 2033. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Indonesia_Lunar_Eclipse_45347.jpg-ecf2b-1622044811534 — A full moon rises over the 9th century Plaosan Temple as a lunar eclipse was taking place in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Image Credit: AP

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Super moon — The full moon, known as the "Super Flower Moon" rises over the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Super moon — A man uses a telescope to observe the full moon, known as the "Super Flower Moon" as it rises over Arguineguin, in the south of Gran Canaria, Spain. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 188929-01-02-1622044833504 — The moon is pictured over Leh. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Lunar_Eclipse_Brazil_47908.jpg-409d7-1622044792850 — The moon is partially covered by buildings in Brasilia, Brazil, at the start of a total lunar eclipse early Wednesday. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Lunar_Eclipse_China_68781.jpg-0b427-1622044828208 — The earth's shadow partially obscures the moon as it emerges from behind a cloud during a lunar eclipse in the skies over Beijing, China: Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 188642-01-02-1622044820745 — The moon is pictured above Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 187934-01-02-1622044795209 — The Moon as seen over Santa Monica, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Lunar_Eclipse_Thailand_11123.jpg-dddff-1622044815346 — A moon is observed behind the Suthat temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 188284-01-02-1622044801556 — Picture taken during the penumbral phase of a total eclipse of the moon, seen from Santiago. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2021-05-26T143320Z_1851494343_RC2PNN97R64T_RTRMADP_3_SUPERMOON-ECLIPSE-JAPAN-1622044805886 — A supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, shines behind the tip of the Tokyo Skytree which is illuminated in celebration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 188590-01-02-1622044817638 — The moon is pictured from Sanur beach near Denpasar on Indonesia resort island of Bali, during a total lunar eclipse. Image Credit: AFP

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