IN PHOTOS: May 2022 'Blood Moon' Dazzles Skywatchers Across The World
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PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 16: The moon appears in red during a total lunar eclipse above Paris on May 16, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Lunar eclipse - Brandenburg
16 May 2022, Brandenburg, Jacobsdorf: The beginning of a lunar eclipse can be seen in the sky in the early morning. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lunar eclipse - Brandenburg
16 May 2022, Brandenburg, Jacobsdorf: The beginning of a lunar eclipse can be seen in the early morning over the landscape next to a high voltage pylon. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Blood Moon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL- MAY 15: Blood Moon, a full moon that coincides with a full lunar eclipse and that has a reddish appearance, rises over the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Fabio Teixeira/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse In Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - MAY 15, 2022: 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. (Photo credit should read Natalia Pescador / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse In Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - MAY 15, 2022: 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. (Photo credit should read Natalia Pescador / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
A super blood moon is seen in the sky with passengers on the
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - 2022/05/15: A super blood moon is seen in the sky with passengers on the terrace of the city lines ferry. The super blood moon that emerged after the sunset in Istanbul in the evening was seen through the clouds. (Photo by Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Flower Full Moon Over Gaza City
The super flower blood moon appears over Gaza City, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
US-ASTRONOMY-MOON-ECLIPSE
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse by an illuminated monument of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in Hawthorne, California on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
NMACEDONIA-ASTRONOMY-MOON-ECLIPSE
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Skopje, on May 16, 2022. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP) (Photo by ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Total Lunar Eclipse in New York
NEW YORK, USA - MAY 15: The moon in eclipse on Sunday night from New York City, United States on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Total Lunar Eclipse in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MAY 15: A total lunar eclipse known as the Blood Moon is observed in Mexico City, Mexico on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Daniel Cárdenas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Total Lunar Eclipse in Cali
CALI - COLOMBIA - MAY 15: A total lunar eclipse in Cali, Colombia on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Total Lunar Eclipse in Cali
CALI - COLOMBIA - MAY 15: People gather to watch total lunar eclipse in Cali, Colombia on May 15, 2022. (Photo by Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The full moon, known as the "blood red moon" is eclipsed
MALAGA, SPAIN - 2022/05/16: The full moon, known as the "blood red moon" is eclipsed behind a tower of the cathedral during a total lunar eclipse. On the night of 16 May, a total lunar eclipse will appear in the night skies and will be visible in Europe. During the total lunar eclipse, the light of the moon reflects a red and orange light. (Photo by Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
PERU-ASTRONOMY-MOON-ECLIPSE
The blood moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Canta, east of Lima on May 15, 2022. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)