5 Pics: In Celestial Show, Skygazers See Swollen 'Supermoon' in Blood-Red Light of Total Eclipse

Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event on Sunday when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing the satellite bathed in blood-red light.

  • The moon is seen at the skyline in Siliguri on September 28, 2015. For the first time in decades, skygazers saw the double spectacle of a swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse.
    The moon is seen at the skyline in Siliguri on September 28, 2015. For the first time in decades, skygazers saw the double spectacle of a swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse.
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  • A swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse is seen in Trebons sur la Grasse. The celestial show was the result of the Sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright Moon lining up for just over an hour.
    A swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse is seen in Trebons sur la Grasse. The celestial show was the result of the Sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright Moon lining up for just over an hour.
  • The "supermoon" rises in Lausanne, Switzerland.
    The "supermoon" rises in Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • The moon appears behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday night.
    The moon appears behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday night.
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  • This composite image shows the progression of the total lunar eclipse to a Blood Moon in Centreville, Maryland. The celestial show was visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, south and west Asia, and the east Pacific.
    This composite image shows the progression of the total lunar eclipse to a Blood Moon in Centreville, Maryland. The celestial show was visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, south and west Asia, and the east Pacific.
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