Super Flower Blood Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of May’s full moon, lunar eclipse
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Skygazers received a special treat early Wednesday as May’s full moon – a supermoon – coincided with a lunar eclipse.
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse A surfer rides a wave as a super blood moon rises above the horizon at Manly Beach on May 26, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. It is the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years, which coincides with a supermoon. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse A full moon is seen before a total lunar eclipse at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The progression of the eclipse begins with a partial covering of the moon as seen in Santa Monica, California, on May 26, 2021, as the Super Blood Moon goes into eclipse. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The lunar eclipse progresses is seen over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years is coinciding with a supermoon for quite a cosmic show. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The lunar eclipse progresses over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years is coinciding with a supermoon for quite a cosmic show. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The full moon is seen during the partial eclipse in Mexico City on May 26, 2021, as stargazers across the Pacific are casting their eyes skyward to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon." (PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse is observed during dawn in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Wednesday’s eclipse is the first in more than two years and coincides with a supermoon. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The Earth's shadow falls partly across the full moon at the start of a total lunar eclipse above Sydney on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The Earth's shadow falls partly across the full moon at the start of a total lunar eclipse above Sydney on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The Earth's shadow falls across the full moon above Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The full moon is seen during the partial eclipse in Sydney on May 26, 2021, as stargazers across the Pacific are casting their eyes skyward to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon." (SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The full moon rises over July 15 Martyrs Bridge, Suleymaniye Mosque (right), Beyazit Tower (center) and Beyzit Mosque (left) in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 26, 2021. (Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse A couple watch the lunar eclipse at Sanur beach in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse People watch the "Super Flower Blood Moon" rises over the Pacific Ocean at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on May 26, 2021. (Steven Saphore/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The full moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, United States, on May 26, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse A yacht sails past as the moon rises in Sydney Wednesday, May 26, 2021. A total lunar eclipse, also known as a Super Blood Moon, will take place later tonight as the moon appears slightly reddish-orange in colour. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Photos: Super Flower Blood Moon 2021 delights skygazers, coincides with lunar eclipse The Flower Moon sets over Stonehenge on May 26, 2021, in Amesbury, United Kingdom. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #bloodmoon, #flowermoon, #supermoon and #lunareclipse. Here are some of our favorites: