Lunar eclipse 2022: 10 stunning photos of May’s ‘super flower blood moon’
Skygazers received a special treat late Sunday and early Monday as May’s full moon – a supermoon – coincided with a lunar eclipse.
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #BloodMoon and #LunarEclipse. Here are some of our favorites:
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1. Glen Allen, Virginia
Photo by @rami_astro, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmsTn1jtO6/
2. Tampa, Florida
Photo by @rkotinsky, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmyOtTOC6t/
3. Orange County, California
Photo by @dustyschuh, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmvdCvOvby/
4. Houston
Photo by @egconley, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmyiMqsnw1/
5. Deming, New Mexico
Photo by @cosettalewisimagery, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdm0eODuBoj/
6. Denver
Photo by @exposurebydjk, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmzKVNsR_J/
7. Greece
Photo by @v_astrophoto, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdm1tS_qLFN/
8. Los Angeles
Photo by @vandal_society, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdm09W0u8Kl/
9. Fountain Hills, Arizona
Photo by @rawfocusphotographyaz, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmyONILNau/
10. Oxnard, California
Photo by @bperezf, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmyqdvOUTG/
A lunar eclipse is seen behind a cyclist during the first blood moon of the year, in Irwindale, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A total lunar eclipse graces the night skies during the first blood moon of the year, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A total lunar eclipse is seen behind a California state flag, in El Monte, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A full moon rises above the iconic Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, early Monday, May 16, 2022.
People are silhouetted as an almost full moon rises above the sky in Grozny, Russia, Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A partially eclipsed blood Moon rises mover San Francisco’s Coit Tower on May 15, 2022, in Sausalito, California.
A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15, 2022.
A lunar eclipse is seen above the artwork titled: "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone, during the first blood moon of the year Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Jean, Nev.
A lunar eclipse partially obscured by clouds is seen above the artwork titled: "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone, during the first blood moon of the year Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Jean, Nev.
A lunar eclipse graces the night sky during the first blood moon of the year, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early Monday, May 16, 2022.
