Stargazers lucky enough to glimpse last night’s astronomical spectacle under clear skies have been submitting their photos of the “super blood wolf moon”.
From Kathy Brown
From Helena Oldfield
People from Rickmansworth and the surrounding area allowed the Watford Observer to publish their celestial snaps, documenting the rare event as it unfolded.
Karen Douglas from RCCG; Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Croxley Green & Villages Community, shooting over Aberdeenshire
From Neil Hamilton, Rickmansworth
From Neil Hamilton, Rickmansworth
The reddish hue particular to the phenomenon is caused, in part, by a lunar eclipse when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.
From Natalie Carter
From Neil Hamilton
“Super” is derived from the fact that the Moon will appear marginally larger in the sky because it will be near its closest approach to Earth.
"Wolf" comes from the name given to full moons in January.
Karen Douglas from RCCG; Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Croxley Green & Villages Community, shooting over Aberdeenshire
From Dean Earing
From Dean Earing
From Ellie Kirkman earlier in the evening
The next total lunar eclipse is expected May 26, 2021.
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