Amazing Photos of the Rare Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse of 2015

Michigan Engineering Supermoon Eclipse

University of Michigan

This glimpse of the Sept. 27 lunar eclipse comes from Ann Arbor's west side, courtesy of Michigan Engineering. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Over Washington Monument

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA photographer Aubrey Gemignani captured this stunning view of the perigee moon lunar eclipse over the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27, 2015. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Mt Lemmon Sky Center

University of Arizona SkyCenter

A view of the total lunar eclipse Sept. 27 from the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter in Arizona. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

A Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse

Slooh Community Observatory/Matt Marulla

This amazing view of the blood-red total lunar eclipse of Sept. 27, 2015 was shared by the Slooh Community Obervatory in a live webcast. It was captured by skywatcher Matt Marulla in New Hampshire.Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Total Lunar Eclipse via Smartphone in Mass.

Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre

Veteran night sky photographers Imelda Joson and Edwin Aquirre used a spotting scope and smartphone to capture this view of the total lunar eclipse of Sept. 27, 2015 as seen from the Burlington area of Massachusetts. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Perigee Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Over DC

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA photographer Aubrey Gemignani captured this amazing view of the perigee moon total lunar eclipse over Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27, 2015. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse from Boston

Bryce Parazin

15-year-old Bryce Parazin took this photo of the Sept. 27 'supermoon' lunar eclipse by holding his cell phone up to a telescope's lens. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Total Lunar Eclipse from Wilmington, DE

Kamysha Martin

Skywatcher SkKamysha Martin captured this shot of the total lunar eclipse Sept. 27 in Wilmington, Delaware. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Total Lunar Eclipse from Riverside, California

Micaela Van Blarcom

Micaela Van Blarcom captured this cool picture of the Sept. 27 total lunar eclipse from Riverside, California on a Nikon D3100 camera. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

Perigee Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Over DC

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

NASA photographer Aubrey Gemignani captured this amazing view of the perigee moon total lunar eclipse over Washington, D.C. on Sept. 27, 2015. Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: See our complete Blood Moon coverage.

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