Stargazers around the world were treated to a spectacular Super Blood Wolf Moon last night as Earth's satellite turned bright red following a total lunar eclipse.
The rare phenomenon, which made the moon appear larger and brighter, came together in the Americas on Sunday night and in parts of Europe and Africa in the early hours of Monday.
Cloudy skies left some disappointed in Britain and the U.S. but where skies were clear astronomy buffs were able to see the moon turn a striking red color.
The best view of the lunar eclipse for those in the United States was at 11.41pm EST on Sunday night while British stargazers had their best chance at 5.12am GMT.
The full Moon appears larger than normal because it is closer to the Earth - around 222,000 miles (358,000 kilometers) away, instead of the average 239,000 miles - which earns it the nickname 'super Moon.'
CALIFORNIA: A total lunar eclipse that is called a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' is seen from Encinitas, California late on Sunday
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A supermoon rises behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline on Sunday as star gazers around the world kept their eyes turned to the sky overnight in a bid to catch a glimpse of the spectacular 'super blood wolf moon'
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: A lunar eclipse progresses behind the 'Monumento a la Carta Magna y Las Cuatro Regiones Argentinas' in Buenos Aires, Argentina early Monday morning
While the super moon and blood moon titles come from the brightness and reddish hue respectively, a full moon in January is sometimes called a 'wolf' moon.
It earned the name wolf moon because it appears in January, when wolves were said to howl in hunger outside villages.
This will be the last time that sky watchers in the UK will be able to experience a total lunar eclipse until 2029. The next chance for Americans to see a total lunar eclipse is 2022.
A blood moon last occurred in July 2018, although clouds largely obscured the celestial phenomenon in the UK. It occurs when the Earth's shadow completely blankets the moon, making it appear red.
The spectacular total lunar eclipse is visible with the naked eye - and unlike a solar eclipse, viewers do not need any eye protection.
Given the bad weather forecast, some stargazers were urged to witness the celestial wonder livestreamed online to avoid missing it.
Astronomers were particularly interested in this year's blood moon, which will hang in skies above the northern hemisphere, as it is the last of its kind for two years.
'We're going into this unusual lull in total lunar eclipses over the next couple of years,' explained Tom Kerss, an astronomer from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
'So this is a really good one to catch as it's going to be a long time before you catch another one like this, we will have other lunar eclipses, we just won't have anything quite as spectacular until May 2021.'
UNITED KINGDOM: The moon appears a particularly striking orange over Northumberland in north-east England in the early hours of Monday morning
BELGIUM: The lunar eclipse is seen behind a statue in Jubilee Park in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Parts of western Europe and North Africa experienced the rare phenomenon
ITALY: A woman stands watching the full Moon in the CityLife neighbourhood in Milan during the total lunar eclipse on Sunday night
Star gazers in some parts of the globe kept their eyes turned to the sky overnight in a bid to catch a glimpse of the spectacular 'super blood wolf moon'. Pictured above is a composite of the moon changing color as seen from the U.S.
FINLAND: The red-colored moon is seen in the sky above Helsinki as European stargazers woke early to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The moon, known as a supermoon due to its slightly closer proximity to Earth, is barely visible in total eclipse over Los Angeles City Hall
BRAZIL: The lunar eclipse progresses behind the 'Memrial JK,' a monument in honor of the founder of Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday
MEXICO: The so-called Super Blood Wolf Moon slips into Earth's dark umbral shadow during a total lunar eclipse over Angel de la Independencia in Mexico City on Sunday night
MIAMI, FLORIDA: Earth's shadow almost totally obscures the view of the so-called Super Blood Wolf Moon during the eclipse
UNITED KINGDOM: The Super Blood Wolf Moon over Brighton, on the south coast of England, in the early hours of Monday. Some stargazers in the UK enjoyed clear skies while others were frustrated by clouds
NEW YORK: The Moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Sunday night
AUSTRIA: Stargazers headed out early on Monday to see the lunar eclipse in Europe, seen here watching the bright red moon in Vienna
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: A full moon rises between clouds and above the Coronado Bridge before the start of a total lunar eclipse that is called a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' in San Diego, California on Sunday night
MEXICO: The border fence between Mexico and the United States is silhouetted by the moon light in Tijuana, in the state of Baja California
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: A landing commercial airplane approaches the ground as the full moon rises between clouds in the background, ahead of the total lunar eclipse
LIVERPOOL, UK: A total lunar eclipse colors the lunar surface a reddish hue at the same time it appears brighter and closer to earth than normal. It is pictured above over Liverpool
LONDON UK: The 'Super Blood Wolf Moon' eclipse as seen from the capital this morning
SALTBURN, UK: The Super Blood Wolf Moon is visible from Saltburn in North Yorkshire this morning. The rare celestial event takes places when the moon is positioned slightly closer to the Earth than normal
BRIGHTON, UK: The earth's shadow begins to fall across a the moon over Brighton during a lunar eclipse overnight
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND: The Wolf Moon rising above Ely Cathedral on Sunday. The first Full Moon of the year is named after howling wolves
LONDON, ENGLAND: The 'Blood Moon' rises behind The City and St Paul's Cathedral in London ahead of its eclipse in the early morning, viewed from Hungerford Bridge on the River Thames
In Europe, the eclipse was visible in North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and the French and Spanish coasts.
Many lunar eclipse festivities were canceled due to a flash freeze across the central and northeastern U.S. states on Sunday.
Days earlier, it seemed the biggest threat to the cosmic fun was cloudy skies but it turned out a wet, wide-ranging snowstorm followed by a deep freeze on Sunday made driving and outdoor activities too hazardous.
Eclipse parties were canceled from Indiana's Lemon Lake County Park to New Jersey's Rowan University.
The rest of Europe, as well as Africa, had a partial view of the eclipse, while Australia, New Zealand and most of Asia missed out on the spectacle.
WHAT IS A LUNAR ECLIPSE?
An eclipse occurs any time a planet or moon passes between another planet, moon or the sun.
Depending on their orbits, they can be total or partial.
A lunar eclipse is a specific event which happens when Earth lines up directly between the sun and the moon.
When this happens, Earth blocks the light from the sun to the moon. Earth's shadow then falls on the moon.
During a lunar eclipse, we can see Earth’s shadow on the moon.
They can last for several hours, but it is rare for a period of total eclipse to last longer than 100 minutes.
At least two lunar eclipses happen every year.
The moon will also be slightly closer to the Earth, causing it to appear brighter than usual, dubbed a Super Moon. These unique factors, when combined, result in a 'Super Blood Wolf Moon'. This graphic shows how a lunar eclipse occurs
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