Super Flower Blood Moon a Celestial Treat

On Sunday evening, Marco and the rest of Southwest Florida were treated to a rare ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ as the moon turned from gray to pink to orange to rusty red! This is the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022.

This is quite a celestial treat – with a very long descriptive name – but it all fits. With the help of NASA, here is how to break it down:

Full – the moon is very full and illuminated from the Earth.

Supermoon– a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the earth in its orbit and appears slightly larger and slightly brighter in the night sky.

Flower – the traditional name given to a full moon occurring in May. It is named for all the spring flowers blooming abundantly this time of the year.

Blood – a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, or when the earth casts its shadow on the moon. As the moon, earth and sun come into line and during this eclipse, the moon will take on a reddish glow.

According to NASA the next lunar eclipse will occur on November 8, 2022.

Thanks to professional photographer, Frank Steiger, for sharing these spectacular photos with Coastal Breeze News!