On the night of 15 May, the Sun, moon and Earth worked together in an epic performance of a complete lunar eclipse. The full moon moved into umbral shadow of the earth, resulting a blood red masterpiece hanging in Mother City skies.
The Super Flower Blood Moon (and first eclipse of 2022) would have been spotted across the country, throughout Africa, the Americas, Europe, Antartica and the Middle East in the early hours.
A few locals captured the stellar event and we’re howling at the outcome. Take a look at last night’s blood moon, following through till the early hours of this morning.
The Blood Moon at 6:35am this morning:
“The only editing I’ve done to this picture [is] crop it.” – Armand Hough, photographer (African News Agency).
Marvellous minutes by Benjamin Pearce:
03:18am
05:23am
05:25am
05:34am
06:05am
Another showstopper by Gary Deacon:
Whispers of last night’s burning beauty:
“This photo was taken just after 7 this morning on the beach at Melkbosstrand. No filter or anything.” – Cornelia Jansen, photographer.
Cape Town really is “The Most Beautiful City in the World“. There are even community groups to boast about it in. Check out more Mother City snaps here.
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Picture: Armand Hough / African News Agency / sa_photojournalists (shared with permission, do not redistribute).