NewsgalleryThe blood red 'supermoon' around the worldBookmarkShareNewsByGavin Castle08:35, 28 SEP 2015Updated10:57, 8 NOV 2016A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above the Angel of the North, Gateshead, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire1 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies by one of the Kelpies at the Forth and Clyde Canal near Falkirk, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire2 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above Falkirk, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire3 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above the statue of Britannia on top of Old Billingsgate Market, London, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire4 of 21The so-called supermoon rises over Pacific Tower in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, as it nears the totality of a lunar eclipse. It's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)5 of 21A so-called supermoon is seen at the finish of a lunar eclipse behind an Orthodox church in Turets, Belarus, 110 kilometers (69 miles) west of capital Minsk, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)6 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above by Liver Building, Liverpool, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire7 of 21LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 27: An eclipsed supermoon rises behind the Las Vegas Strip on September 27, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with its perigee, which is its closest approach to the Earth. A lunar eclipse and a supermoon won't occur together until 2033. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)8 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire9 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above The Shard, London, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire10 of 21Earth's shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse over state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT11 of 21Earth's shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse over the eastern hills of Orange County in California, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT12 of 21The so-called supermoon appears during a lunar eclipse behind Big Tex, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES13 of 21The so-called supermoon is seen through branches of a tree during a lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)14 of 21A so-called supermoon is seen above the Statue of Henri IV, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)15 of 21The so-called supermoon is seen near the Eiffel Tower, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Moday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)16 of 21EDS NOTE: Multiple exposure created in camera The moon becoming eclipsed by the earth's shadow above the Kelpies, the world's largest equine sculptures, in Falkirk. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. A blood red "supermoon" is created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire17 of 21LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: An eclipsed supermoon is shown on September 27, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with its perigee, which is its closest approach to the Earth. A lunar eclipse and a supermoon won't occur together until 2033. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)18 of 21A blood red "supermoon" in the skies above London, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2015. During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns a deep rusty red, due to sunlight being scattered by the Earth's atmosphere. See PA story SCIENCE Moon. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire19 of 21LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: An eclipsed supermoon is shown on September 27, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with its perigee, which is its closest approach to the Earth. A lunar eclipse and a supermoon won't occur together until 2033. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)20 of 21BURBANK, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: An eclipsed supermoon is shown on September 27, 2015 in Burbank California. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with its perigee, which is its closest approach to the Earth. A lunar eclipse and a supermoon won't occur together until 2033. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)21 of 21