Sunday’s total eclipse of the super moon was an astronomical feast for the eyes if you could get a good view.
See photos below.
PHOTOS: Super blood moon total eclipse
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Clouds hide the super blood moon in central Virginia.
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The super blood moon over central Virginia.
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The super blood moon is a deep red over central Virginia.
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The super blood moon is a deep red over central Virginia.
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This combination of pictures shows the moon in various stages of the total lunar eclipse during the first blood moon of the year, in Temple City, Calif. May 15, 2022.
(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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People watch a blood moon during a total eclipse in Montebello, California on May 15, 2022.
(Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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A lunar eclipse covers the moon as it rises beyond buildings Sunday, May 15, 2022, in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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A lunar eclipse begins as the full moon sets over the hills of the Taunus mountains near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 16, 2022.
(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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A lunar eclipse begins as the full moon sets over the hills of the Taunus mountains near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 16, 2022.
(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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A lunar eclipse is seen above palm trees on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Long Beach, Calif.
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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A lunar eclipse is seen behind a cyclist during the first blood moon of the year, in Irwindale, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022.
(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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A partially eclipsed Blood Moon rises over San Francisco’s Coit Tower on May 15, 2022 in Sausalito, California.
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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The moon begins to be eclipsed as cloud moves in on May 16, 2022 in Basildon, England. The celestial event, which last took place in 2019, is caused by the earth coming between the sun and moon.
(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, on May 16, 2022.
(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)
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A total lunar eclipse is seen during the first blood moon of the year, in Temple City, Calif. May 15, 2022.
(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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The moon is shown emerging from a full lunar eclipse, Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Moscow, Idaho. The orange color of the moon is caused by the Moon passing into the shadow of the Earth.
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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