Super blood moon enthralls sky gazers across the world

Sky gazers witnessed a cosmic event called a super blood moon, a combination of a total lunar eclipse and a brighter-than-usual supermoon. In Pic: A full moon rises in the sky, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Significantly, a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse have not occurred together in nearly six years. In Pic: A super moon over Lucknow.

This was the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019. In Pic: The full moon seen from Lucknow, UP.

The red colour comes from the Earth blocking out most of the Sun’s light from reaching the moon and filtering out the remaining light to give the Moon its red ‘total lunar eclipse’ shade. In Pic: A full moon rises over the 9th century Plaosan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

While observers all over the world can view the supermoon throughout the night, the eclipse was only visible in East Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Americas. In Pic: The full moon seen through clouds in the sky, in Nagaon district. (PTI)

The moon is partially covered by buildings in Brasilia, Brazil, on the morning of a total lunar eclipse early Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Wednesday’s eclipse is the first in more than two years and coincides with a supermoon. (AP)

Full moon as seen in the sky, in New Delhi, Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

The moon sets behind the Montevideo port, in Uruguay, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, during a lunar eclipse, also known as a super blood moon. (AP)

The full moon, also known as the "Super Flower Moon", seen behind Stonehenge stone circle near Amesbury, Britain. (Reuters)

The lunar eclipse beside the clock tower of the Manila City Hall, Philippines, May 26, 2021. (AP)

The lunar eclipse shines behind a Ferris wheel in Santa Monica, California, May 26, 2021. (AP)

Photographers take photos of a lunar eclipse at the Central TV Tower in Beijing, May 26, 2021. (AP)

The 'Super Blood Moon' over the Plaosan temple, one of the Buddhist temples, which estimated was built in the 9th century, during total lunar eclipse in Klaten regency, in Indonesia, (Reuters)

People wait to watch a total lunar eclipse, at Ochanomizu area, in Tokyo. A total lunar eclipse was not visible from this site due to cloudy sky. (AP)

The full moon rises over the Titi Banda park in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. (Reuters)

The earth's shadow partially obscures the moon as it emerges from behind a cloud during a lunar eclipse in the skies over Beijing on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP)