A video by NASA shows all the stages of the lunar eclipse. Video / NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Clear conditions across the lower North Island and parts of the South Island offered perfect conditions to observe - and capture images of - the “blood moon” or total lunar eclipse.
Blood moons typically come every 3 to 5 years. The best visibility in New Zealand last night was fromaround 1115pm when the total eclipse started.
Vanitha Loganathan planned a good sleep after capturing her first total lunar eclipse.
Photo / @muthu_vani
The eclipses happen when the moon, Earth, and sun are aligned and the moon moves into the Earth’s shadow. The “blood moon” colouring comes from the Earth’s atmosphere scattering light from the sun onto the moon.
“So thrilled to have captured some satisfying photos of this memorable natural event!” said Wellingtonian Vanitha Loganathan.
