31 best photos and videos of the supermoon lunar eclipse over Vancouver
Stargazers in Metro Vancouver and across Canada were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon on Sunday night: a supermoon that coincided with a total lunar eclipse.
The moon was viewable from the horizon at approximately 7 p.m., two hours after the partial eclipse began. The maximum eclipse and supermoon full moon occurred at approximately the same moment at 7:50 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., the eclipse event was over but the moon was still much larger than usual.
Supermoons occur between three to six times a year and gives the moon an appearance that is 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent ‘brighter’ than normal full moons. A total lunar eclipse occurs up to four times a year, when the moon directly passes into Earth’s shadow and transitions into a red shade of colour.
The next supermoon is on October 27, 2015 while the next full lunar eclipse for Metro Vancouver won’t be until January 31, 2018.
The last time a supermoon lunar eclipse doubleheader took place was in 1982. It has happened only five times since 1910, and it is not scheduled to return for another 18 years.
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#supermoon #eclipse2015 #vancity #vancitybuzz #vscocam #Vancouver #vancouverlife #vancouverize A photo posted by Ruth G. Lewis (@ruth.g.lewis) on
#vancouver #supermoon #vancity as seen from Jericho #nofilter #outdoors and #eclipse #vancitybuzz @vancitybuzz @instagramvancouver @vancityhype @narcity_vancouver #lunareclipse A photo posted by Shawn Sviridov (@smirnoffgram) on
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this is probably my #favourite shot from tonight’s #supermoon #eclipse over the #city #skyline #cityscape in #vancouver #westend #moon #bloodmoon #explorebc #beautifulbc #canon #t5i #TheCanadianCollective #Canada #OhCanada #ViewFromMyCity #ig_great_shots #igs_can #huffpostbc #mustbevancouver #vancitybuzz #VanCityHype #Photos604 @ctvvancouver @georgiastraight @thevancouversun @huffpostbc Permission to re-post given; please credit and tag. A photo posted by Michael Carroll (@mwmcarroll) on
Blood moon part 1 #vancitybuzz #canont5i #cphotography #bloodmoon A photo posted by Claudia Aparicio (@_cphotography__) on
#supermoon #yvr A photo posted by Curtis Jones (@curtisjones99) on
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