Clear skies this morning in the Southwest allowed sky gazers to see the rare super blue blood moon. The Earth blocked the sun's light and cast a reddish hue. It was triple lunar event: a blue moon, a supermoon and total lunar eclipse.
The supermoon over Cortez shot from Totten Lake at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. A supermoon is a moon that appears to its largest to observers because its elliptical orbit is closer to Earth. Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/8000, ISO 1000. Photo by Emily Rice/The Journal
The supermoon enters the Earth’s penumbra, a partial shadow created by an incomplete alignment between sun, Earth and moon to begin the lunar eclipse at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. The photo was taken from Totten Lake in Cortez. Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/8000, ISO 1000. Photo by Emily Rice/The Journal
The supermoon enters the Earth’s umbra, the dark circular shadow of Earth’s spherical shape projected by more exact alignment of the sun, Earth and moon to further the lunar eclipse. The photo was taken at 5:40 a.m. from Totten Lake in Cortez. Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/3200, ISO 800. Photo by Emily Rice/The Journal
The supermoon is swallowed by the Earth’s umbra, the dark circular shadow of Earth’s spherical shape projected by more exact alignment of the sun, Earth and moon, at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at Totten Lake in Cortez. Photo exposure: Nikon D300, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/500, ISO 500. Photo by Emily Rice/The Journal
The supermoon, totally immersed inside Earth’s projected shadow appears to glow red. Shot on Jan. 31, 2018, at 5:55 a.m. from Totten Lake in Cortez. Exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/6.3. 1/8, ISO 2000. Photo by Emily Rice/The Journal
The rare super blue blood moon shot Wednesday morning. Photo courtesy of Tica Clarke.
The rare super blue blood moon shot Wednesday morning. Photo courtesy of David Torres.
The rare super blue blood moon shot Wednesday morning from Cedar Hill, N.M. Photo courtesy of Lauren Merritt.
The lunar eclipse shot Wednesday morning from Cedar Hill, N.M. Courtesy of Lauren Merritt.
The lunar eclipse shot Wednesday morning from Cedar Hill, N.M. Courtesy of Lauren Merritt.
A man is silhouetted takes photo of a rare occurrence called a ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday morning. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press.
A super blue blood moon is seen setting behind the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won’t happen again until 2037. Photo by Richard Vogel/Associated Press
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon is seen over the Coit Tower, at left, Wednesday in San Francisco. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press.
A partial blood moon eclipse is captured at 4:52 a.m. on Elkridge Lane in Durango. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Photo by Ken Rice
A photo of the moon before the eclipse was taken at 8.45 p.m. in Durango. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Photo by Sally Dziedzic.
