Lunar eclipse 2022: 10 stunning photos of May’s ‘super flower blood moon’

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Skygazers received a special treat late Sunday and early Monday as May’s full moon – a supermoon – coincided with a lunar eclipse.

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Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #BloodMoon and #LunarEclipse. Here are some of our favorites:

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1. Glen Allen, Virginia

Photo by @rami_astro, Instagram

2. Tampa, Florida

Photo by @rkotinsky, Instagram

3. Orange County, California

Photo by @dustyschuh, Instagram

4. Houston

Photo by @egconley, Instagram

5. Deming, New Mexico

Photo by @cosettalewisimagery, Instagram

6. Denver

Photo by @exposurebydjk, Instagram

7. Greece

Photo by @v_astrophoto, Instagram

8. Los Angeles

Photo by @vandal_society, Instagram

9. Fountain Hills, Arizona

Photo by @rawfocusphotographyaz, Instagram

10. Oxnard, California

Photo by @bperezf, Instagram

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 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)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A total lunar eclipse graces the night skies during the first blood moon of the year, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A total lunar eclipse is seen behind a California state flag, in El Monte, Calif., Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A full moon rises above the iconic Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, early Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 People are silhouetted as an almost full moon rises above the sky in Grozny, Russia, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A partially eclipsed blood Moon rises mover San Francisco's Coit Tower on May 15, 2022, in Sausalito, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A lunar eclipse is seen above the artwork titled: "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone, during the first blood moon of the year Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Jean, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A lunar eclipse partially obscured by clouds is seen above the artwork titled: "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone, during the first blood moon of the year Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Jean, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Photos: Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse 2022 A lunar eclipse graces the night sky during the first blood moon of the year, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)