Awesome Bay Area Photos of Today’s “Super Blood Moon”
The Super Flower Blood Moon seen in the sky from the Bay Area early Wednesday was a rare astronomical trifecta: a full moon, a total lunar eclipse and a supermoon. Every full moon is has a name based on historical observations. Traditionally, people see more flowers blooming in May, thus the Flower Moon. Corn is also planted during May so this full moon may be referred to as the Corn Planting Moon.
Missed the supermoon this morning? You can still see it tonight Moonrise in San Francisco is 9:07pm on May 26th when the moon will be close to the horizon which is the best time for photography so that you can see the moon vs. the horizon, hills, bridges and buildings right after moonrise.
A supermoon occurs when full moon is closest to the earth during its orbit. Wednesday’s supermoon will be the closest to the earth for 2021. Just as wolves don’t appear everywhere during January’s Wolf Moon, the Blood Moon does not bleed. Blood describes the reddish color of the moon as the sun’s light bends in the earth’s atmosphere during a total lunar eclipse when the earth sits directly between the sun and moon.
The Super Flower Blood Moon, a rare astrological trifecta, is seen high in the sky from Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The reddish color of the moon is the sun’s light bending in the earth’s atmosphere during the total lunar eclipse. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
The Super Flower Blood Moon, a rare astrological trifecta, is seen high in the sky from Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The reddish color of the moon is the sun’s light bending in the earth’s atmosphere during the total lunar eclipse. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
The Super Flower Blood Moon, a rare astrological trifecta, is seen high in the sky from Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The reddish color of the moon is the sun’s light bending in the earth’s atmosphere during the total lunar eclipse. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
The Super Flower Blood Moon, a rare astrological trifecta, is seen high in the sky from Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The reddish color of the moon is the sun’s light bending in the earth’s atmosphere during the total lunar eclipse. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
