Watch: Super blood moon lunar eclipse visible over Colorado
DENVER — Early in the morning on Wednesday, May 26, crowds gathered across the western half of the United States for a chance to witness a rare lunar phenomenon known as the super blood moon, or red blood supermoon lunar eclipse.
According to PBS NewsHour, the unusual name comes from the "several lunar milestones that result in a full moon that looks bigger than usual, turns red, and is then eclipsed."
People in Denver were lucky enough to get a chance to witness the eclipse. It was the first time a lunar eclipse coincided with a supermoon since January of 2019. The next occurrence is May 16, 2022.
Chris and Mia Larkins huddled under blankets on a bench in Sloan's Lake in Denver.
"It's pretty wild. It was there for a minute," Chris said of the moon, "and then just totally gone. So we know it's there, but we can't see it."
You can watch the full recording of the eclipse below, courtesy of NewsHour and the Griffith Observatory.
Photos by Jason Foster, multimedia journalist with Rocky Mountain PBS.
Kyle Cooke is the Digital Media Manager for Rocky Mountain PBS. You can contact him by emailing kylecooke@rmpbs.org or on Twitter at @KyleACooke.