Washington: Millions of Americans, Germans and other Europeans stepped out to watch the rare phenomenon of a Supermoon lunar eclipse on Sunday night/Monday morning. The phenomenon, which will not occur again until 2033,
took place over a four-hour period and featured several stages, E! Online reports.
The darkened moon appeared red during the middle of the event. People flooded social media with their reactions.
It was a rare astronomical event when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse
combined for the first time in decades. The planet was bathed in blood-red
light. The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia
and the east Pacific, was the result of the sun, Earth and moon lining up for just
over an hour from 0211 GMT. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as
a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches
the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth.
