In pictures: Blood micromoon lights up Aotearoa's night sky
Friday, 19 November 2021
The blood micromoon seen from Auckland at its peak at 10pm.
A rare “blood micromoon” has lit up the night skies above much of Aotearoa.
A near-total lunar eclipse on Friday night caused the phenomenon.
The Moon appeared to have a reddish hue for a while, once the vast majority of its surface was in the shadow of the Earth.
Here’s how the November 2021 blood micromoon looked from across NZ.
A view of the partial eclipse from Auckland.The blood micromoon, as seen from Auckland on Friday night.The blood micromoon above Nelson on Friday night.“It was slightly hazy above Auckland, but you could see the clear edge of the Earth’s shadow on the moon,” Josh Kirkley from the Auckland Stardome said.The blood micromoon during the eclipse.The blood micromoon rises before the eclipse.The blood micromoon over Christchurch on Friday night.The blood micromoon lights up the night sky on Friday.The blood micromoon in eclipse over Wellington on Friday at 10:04pm.The view of the blood micromoon from Hamilton.
