See photos from last night's super blood moon

Last night thousands of New Yorkers met on roofs, parks and stoops to join the rest of the western hemisphere watching the lunar eclipse. The total eclipsed moon reflected the sunbeams coming across the earth's edges, like a sunset, which gives a rich, reddish hue that led many to refer to the occasion as a "blood moon."  While eclipses are always a dazzling astronomical event, this one was also a super moon—a full moon when the orbit is closest to the earth, which gives it a slightly larger appearance. If you missed the event last night you'll have to wait another 30 years for the next super blood moon, but during that long wait you can at least appreciate these photos of the phenomenon from Instagram.  

 

A photo posted by Gary Hershorn (@garyhershorn) on Sep 27, 2015 at 7:22pm PDT

 

A photo posted by Gary Hershorn (@garyhershorn) on Sep 27, 2015 at 7:22pm PDT

 

A photo posted by What I Saw In NYC (@what_i_saw_in_nyc) on Sep 28, 2015 at 7:16am PDT

 

A photo posted by Joe Semkow (@semkow116) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:19am PDT

 

A photo posted by What I Saw In NYC (@what_i_saw_in_nyc) on Sep 28, 2015 at 7:16am PDT

 

A photo posted by Eyes-Of-Brooklyn (@fallapartmike) on Sep 28, 2015 at 5:26am PDT

 

A photo posted by Nes (@nestygrind) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:34am PDT

 

A photo posted by Ajani RA ☥ (@ajaninyc) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:36am PDT

 

A photo posted by Gone Fishing (@nofuturistic) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:01am PDT

 

A photo posted by 🐉C O R Y R E P S🐉 (@coryreps) on Sep 28, 2015 at 7:07am PDT

 

A photo posted by @mkn_70_hd on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:57am PDT

 

A photo posted by Tyson Junkers (@tjunkers) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:14am PDT

 

A photo posted by 🗽NYC ONE CAPTURE AT A TIME🗽 (@icapture_nyc) on Sep 28, 2015 at 6:02am PDT

 

A photo posted by What I Saw In NYC (@what_i_saw_in_nyc) on Sep 28, 2015 at 7:16am PDT