The "super flower blood moon" as seen across the world
People take in the view from Griffith Park while a total lunar eclipse creates a "super blood moon" on May 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The eclipse coincided with a super moon which occurs when the moon is at its closest point to earth.
"Super flower blood moon" seen over Buenos Aires
A woman looks at the moon through a telescope during a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, on May 16, 2022.
"Super flower blood moon" over Huntington Beach
A total lunar eclipse creates a "super blood moon" on May 15, 2022, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The eclipse coincided with a super moon which occurs when the moon is at its closest point to earth.
"Super flower blood moon" over San Francisco
A partially-eclipsed Blood Moon rises over San Francisco's Coit Tower on May 15, 2022 in Sausalito, Calif.
"Super flower blood moon" over Mexico
Tourists watch the lunar eclipse and blood moon in Parque Fundadores, this astronomical phenomenon is the first lunar eclipse of the year known as a super moon because the moon is closer to the earth. On May 15, 2022 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
"Super flower blood moon" over Gaza City
The super flower blood moon appears over Gaza City, May 15, 2022.
"Super flower blood moon" over Sydney
The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse on May 16, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The celestial event, which last took place in 2019, is caused by the earth coming between the sun and moon.
"Super flower blood moon" over El Salvador
View of the Gerardo Barrios monumento next to the moon during a lunar eclipse in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 15, 2022.
"Super flower blood moon" over Saxony
The moon sets in the morning during a partial lunar eclipse behind the Frauenkirche and the dome of the Kunstakedmie with the angel "Fama". Onlookers can watch a total lunar eclipse this morning, but not everywhere. In some places the moon will already disappear behind the horizon in the southwest before it completely dives into the earth's shadow. So observers could partly only watch a partial lunar eclipse.
"Super flower blood moon" over Macedonia
The moon is seen during a penumbral lunar eclipse in Skopje, on May 16, 2022.
"Super flower blood moon" over Huntington Beach
The Super Flower Blood Moon in Huntington Beach on May 15, 2022. Sundays full moon will be the first super moon of 2022, with three more set to occur this year. During the so-called super moon, the moon appears larger and brighter in the sky than it does at other times. Each months full moon has its own unique name, and in the month of May, the flower moon takes to the skies over Earth. According to Live Science, the suns light rays are able to get around the Earth during an eclipse, but as they do so, they first go through the planets atmosphere, scattering shorter-wavelength blue light from reaching the moons surface. As a result, the moon appears red during a lunar eclipse.
"Super flower blood moon" over New York City
The full Super Flower Moon rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City before the start of a lunar eclipse on May 15, 2022, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey.
"Super flower blood moon" over Istanbul
Super blood moon seen through the clouds in the sky. The super blood moon that emerged after the sunset in Istanbul in the evening was seen through the clouds.
