Image by Andy Westlake
It sounds like the start of a joke – what do you get when you cross a supermoon with a lunar eclipse? Answer: a super blood moon. Well, we never said it was funny.
Those who set their alarms for the extreme early hours this morning were rewarded with an exceedingly rare astronomical event – a large moon with a coppery reddish hue, popularly known as a ‘blood moon’.
Some thought it a sign of the end times, though so far we can cautiously say that it probably wasn’t, but dire threats of apocalypse weren’t enough to stop AP readers from setting the alarms and getting out with their cameras.
We put out a call on Twitter for your best shots of the event, and you didn’t disappoint. Check out the impressive submissions we received below:
Ok so who managed to stay up for the #superbloodmoon? If so, did you get any shots?
— Amateur Photographer (@AP_Magazine) September 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/arp_photography/status/648379981576425472
@AP_Magazine Very clear night over Lincoln UK 2015 #SuperBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/4VGlMMiPLh
— Rick Haslam (@Rick_Haslam) September 28, 2015
@AP_Magazine from Worthing, West Sussex pic.twitter.com/Di5EcDgyhb
— Jamie Fielding Photography (@jimmy_fieldino) September 28, 2015
@AP_Magazine Just after totality at about 4:30am #SuperBloodMoon #Supermoon pic.twitter.com/INUFWq9o8r
— John Barton (@JodBart) September 28, 2015
@AP_Magazine Yes! This was my effort from Lincolnshire #superbloodmoon pic.twitter.com/qsawpsP6At
— David Dales (@David__Dales) September 28, 2015
@AP_Magazine #Supermoon #Bloodmoon captured from Glasgow#Photographyhttps://t.co/Pfjweyd4gu pic.twitter.com/JVTVlVGaiK
— John McCarney (@Glasgowbud1965) September 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/mihphoto/status/648399387245314049
The #LunarEclipse #bloodmooneclipse #bloodmoon #Bournemouth #dorset @Bournemouthecho @DorsetMag @AP_Magazine pic.twitter.com/P8eXCrBN7z
— The Starry Messenger (@kevin_ferrioli) September 28, 2015
#norway #astronomy #nature #weather #SuperBloodMoon @AP_Magazine @StvAftenblad @NRKno @tv2norge @NaturePhotoHD pic.twitter.com/nsNVaO84NU
— Trond Gunnar Strand (@trondstrand) September 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/JASphotography1/status/648341756841435138
Red Dot #SuperBloodMoon @ObservingSpace @SpaceX @SpaceGazing @AP_Magazine @NWSChicago @NASA @TheEllenShow @neiltyson pic.twitter.com/3TAlhnb0VC
— William Jordan (@BillJordan13) September 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/Dols34/status/648377164010790912
4.23 in #Germany #SuperBloodMoon #Mondfinsternis @AP_Magazine @NikonEurope pic.twitter.com/8ET6TmkocX
— Justyna Żyła (@zylaphotography) September 28, 2015
Managed to stay up and see the #SuperBloodMoon over Hereford @wextweets @AP_Magazine #APPicoftheweek @herefordtimes pic.twitter.com/1y6vT9z4BM
— Paul Cooper (@pilgrimphotos) September 28, 2015
Another quick #SuperBloodMoon shot before going to bed @wextweets @AP_Magazine #APPicoftheweek @herefordtimes pic.twitter.com/muTRgkL5cl
— Paul Cooper (@pilgrimphotos) September 28, 2015
#SuperBloodMoon from Corfe Castle @SimonParkinITV @CanonUKandIE @AP_Magazine @l_p_magazine @DorsetMag @nationaltrust pic.twitter.com/NprFoUO5gG
— Chris (@chrisnesbit) September 28, 2015
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