Supermoon live: What time to see ‘super flower blood moon’ lunar eclipse and all the latest photos
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Your support makes all the difference.Night sky watchers across the world have been enjoying a “super flower blood moon”, a spectacular phenomenon caused by the May full moon coinciding with both the satellite being at its closest point to the Earth during its orbit - making it appear larger and brighter - and a lunar eclipse causing the moon to turn red as it drifts into our planet’s shadow.
The sight has made for extraordinary photographs from the Western United States to Sydney Harbour but, somewhat typically, amateur astronomers in the UK watching the skies from Stonehenge were left frustrated by heavy cloud cover obscuring their view.
While the supermoon is visible across the world, the partial eclipse will only be viewable in parts of the US, eastern Latin Americas and eastern regions of Russia and Asia, although it will be streamable in the UK this morning.
The lunar eclipse explained
You might find the following helpful on what we can expect to see (or rather, not see) from the eclipse this morning.
Here are those timings in GMT:
- Penumbral eclipse begins 9.48am
- Umbral eclipse begins 10.45am
- Totality begins 12.11pm
- Greatest eclipse 12.19pm
- Totality ends 12.26pm
- Umbral eclipse ends 1.52pm
- Penumbral eclipse ends 2.50m
Also, here’s a second stream of the event courtesy of Lowell University in Flagstaff, Arizona, which might have better luck with the weather.
Stream the lunar eclipse live
The partial eclipse of the moon is due to take place shortly and you can follow a livestream below from Griffith Observatory on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
‘Flower moon’ lights up Bristol
While cloud cover was also a frustration in the West Country last night, the unsual brightness of the moon lighting up the night sky is there for all to see in this shot.
Amateur astronomers were out in force in Bristol to capture the moment.
Meanwhile, this was the scene from the Trooper’s Hill nature reserve to the east of the city overlooking the River Avon.
Cloud cover thwarts ‘flower moon' fans at Stonehenge
While the exquisitely-named “super flower blood moon” may have proven a spectacular sight across the United States, stargazers in the UK were not so lucky last night as cloud cover contrived to obscure the show in some areas.
People who travelled to Stonehenge in Wiltshire in the early hours of the morning could only see part of the larger-than-usual moon, with the rest bathed in cloud.
Stonehenge made for an incredibly atmospheric, even ghostly setting nonetheless.
How to see the ‘Blood moon’ lunar eclipse
In a rare coincidence, Wednesday’s full moon will be brighter and larger than usual, as well as appear rusty red in colour across some parts of the world due to a total lunar eclipse.
Nasa says people living in western North America, eastern Asia and western South America will have the best view of the “Blood Moon”.
Vishwam Sankaran has more details of the best time to look out for the eclipse depending on where you are in the world:
How to see lunar eclipse across Asia and the Americas this week
People living in North America, eastern Asia and western South America will have best view, Nasa noted
Where will best place in Washington state to see lunar eclipse?
The National Weather Service in Seattle has told its Twitter followers where the best place for them to catch the Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse will be.
How will weather impact lunar eclipse watching in Seattle?
Forecasters predict if Seattle residents will be able to see Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse.
Will Chicago residents be able to see blood moon total eclipse
How much of eclipse will people in the Windy City see on May 26?
Where to see total lunar eclipse in New Zealand
When and where to see blood moon eclipse in New Zealand.
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