‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ illuminates skies between US and Australia

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The largest celestial event of 2021 provided stargazers a chance to see the only total lunar eclipse of the year early Wednesday. Dubbed the “Super Flower Blood Moon,” gazers could see it from parts of the western United States all the way to Australia.

The eclipse was visible from western locations of the Americas, islands of the Pacific Ocean, all of Australia, and portions of eastern Asia. Observers in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Papua New Guinea reportedly had the best vantage point.

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