PHOTOS: Treat for stargazers as only total lunar eclipse of year gets Super Blood Wolf Moon

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 21 Jan 2019 02:50 PM (IST)

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On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the eclipse, which was visible throughout North and South America, where skies were clear. There won't be another until the year 2021. In picture, the Super Blood Wolf Moon rises over the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on January 20, 2019 as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

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It was also the year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position.(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Image

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It is a super blood Moon - "super" because the Moon was closest to Earth in its orbit during the full Moon and "blood" because the total lunar eclipse turned the Moon a reddish hue.The eclipse passees over One World Trade Center , New York. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Image)

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It was the only total lunar eclipse this year and next. In picture, the Super Wolf Blood Moon lunar eclipse begins as the moon rises behind the Empire State Building. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Image

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Stargazers were in for a treat as skies witnessed a series of celestial events on Sunday evening, including total lunar eclipse, super blood Moon and a "Wolf Moon" or Super Blood Wolf Moon. The Super Wolf Blood Moon lunar eclipse passees over One World Trade Center on January 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Image

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