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The Best Pictures of the Super Blue Blood Moon Across the World

Did you catch the rare astronomical event?

Posted on

1 February 2018

Last updated on 4 August 2019
by Rebecca Roberts
Super Blue Blood Moon January 2018

The 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon over the Empire State Building in NYC, USA | Image credit: Getty

Millions of people were left in awe last night as a rare astronomical event occurred for the first time in 150 years.

The "Super Blue Blood Moon", which was the combination of three unusual lunar events, with the addition of a total lunar eclipse left jaws-dropping across the Earth... With many of us scrambling to the best place to view it from.

What exactly is a Super Blue Blood Moon?

A blue moon is the second, full moon in a calendar month, a super moon is when the moon is unusually close to Earth - making it bigger and brighter - and a blood moon is a moment during an eclipse when the moon appears red.

For astronomy lovers, last nights events were a pretty big deal... And thankfully, many of us across the planet were able to join in the excitement.

Here are some of the best pictures of the Super Blue Blood Moon for you to see:

The Super Blue Blood Moon in Dubai, UAE - captured between the Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Over the Angeles National Forest in LA, California, USA

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An impressive shot of the moon over Dubai's coastline in the UAE

Of course, HH Sheikh Hamdan captured the Super Blue Blood Moon behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa

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Over Yosemite National Park in California, USA

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Captured over a cathedral in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the USA

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Up, close and personal in this beautiful shot of the Super Blue Blood Moon

A lot of effort went into capturing this beautiful shot

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A super shot of the Super Blue Blood Moon from La Jolla Scripps Pier in California, USA

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A gentle reminder of how small we are on planet Earth