Many parts of the globe may on Wednesday catch a glimpse of the moon as a giant crimson globe, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a total eclipse with a blue moon and super moon. The spectacle, which Nasa has coined a “super blue blood moon,” will grace the pre-dawn skies in the western US as the moon crosses into the shadow of the Earth and turns blood red.
The super blue blood moon rises over the city of Perth, western Australia
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The moon seen over hills near the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island, Russia
Photograph: Sergei Krasnoukhov/Tass
Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, acquires a halo
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An unusual shot of the moon appearing wedged between buildings in Jerusalem, Israel
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The giant globe as captured at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California
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Cyclists take photos of the super moon in Lancelin, Australia
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A cross in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, frames the moon
Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA
A partial eclipse seen in Washington DC, US
Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
The glowing satellite sets as the Staten Island ferry, in Brooklyn, New York, moves into view
Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
In frame behind the Statue of Liberty, New York, US
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On the rise, the moon is photographed moving behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar
Photograph: Aung Shine Oo/AP
Seeming to skim above the hills near Vladivostok, Russia
Photograph: Yuri Smityuk/Tass
Shot during the total lunar eclipse, from a viewpoint in Los Angeles, US
