Last night the world was lucky enough to seea supermoon lunar occultation . Hopefully you pay back to see it in person — but if not , here are some of the best pictures so far of the stellar spectacle .
AsRia at io9 explained yesterday , a supermoon occultation is a mere yet rarified issue :
A “ Supermoon ” is simply what happens when a full moonlight coincides with the Moon being at its closest pointedness to Earth . report you ’ve heard of an OMG GIANT MOON are exaggerated — yes , the Supermoon will look big , but it pinch out at 14 % larger … . During a lunar occultation , the Moon moves into the Earth ’s shadow and hiding in the Earth ’s Shadow shades the Moon a distinct red color . On September 27 , we ’ll be image both of these two phenomenon paired together for the first clock time since 1982 to create a Supermoon Eclipse — and it ’s the only shot you ’ll get at seeing it until 2033 .
So how did it look ? Pretty great , in reality ! The image at the top of the page was taken over the Mediterranean sea in Netanya , Israel and shows the red gleam seen in many parts of the world .
Here are some of the other great images of the eclipse that we ’ve found so far .
The eclipsed supermoon rises behind the Las Vegas Strip ( Gettty Images ) .
The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor , UK ( Gettty Images ) .
The supermoon rises over Boston Harbor ( Getty Images ) .
During the eclipse , next to the Empire State Building ( NASA / Joel Kowsky ) .
Before the eclipse , next to the Empire State Building ( NASA / Joel Kowsky ) .
Behind the Washington Monument ( NASA / Aubrey Gemignani ) .
Behind the Colorado State Capitol Building ( NASA / Bill Ingalls ) .
Up - close ( NASA / Aubrey Gemignani ) .
Before the occultation , over the Menai Suspension Bridge in Wales ( Kris Williams ) .
Over the Tyholmen honest-to-goodness town area with the Trinity Church , Arendal , Norway ( Birgit Fostervold ) .
Top prototype by AP Photo / Ariel Schalit
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