Last night the Americas witnessed a beautiful sight as the Earth’s shadow fell across the moon, causing it to change colour from orange, to brown, to blood red.
The ‘blood moon eclipse’, as it has been called, is a rare event that will be followed by three other eclipses throughout the rest of 2014.
Needless to say, those who were lucky enough to see the blood red eclipse took some photos of it, which you can view in the gallery below.
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Blood Moon Eclipse
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Blood Moon Eclipse #1
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: The 'Blood Moon' rises over the water in Wlliamstown on April 15, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The Lunar Eclipse, resulting in the Moon appearing to be an orange-red colour is due to a perfect alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon, otherwise known as "syzygy". (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
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Blood Moon Eclipse #2
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: People watch as the 'Blood Moon' rises over the water in Wlliamstown on April 15, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The Lunar Eclipse, resulting in the Moon appearing to be an orange-red colour is due to a perfect alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon, otherwise known as "syzygy". (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
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Blood Moon Eclipse #3
BURBANK, CA - APRIL 15: The moon is seen as it nears a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 in Burbank, California. People in most of north and south America should be able to witness this year's first total lunar eclipse, which will cause a 'blood moon' and is the first of four in a rare Tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Blood Moon Eclipse #4
VENICE, CA - APRIL 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Image is a digital composite.) The moon is seen as it nears a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2015 in Venice, California. People in most of north and south America should be able to witness the year's first total lunar eclipse, which will cause a "blood moon" and is the first of four in a rare Tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Blood Moon Eclipse #5
LAKEWOOD, CO - APRIL 15: A 'blood moon' rises over Lakewood seen around 2 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2014. In a total lunar eclipse, the full moon turns a coppery red as it passes into Earth's shadow. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Blood Moon Eclipse #6
BURBANK, CA - APRIL 15: The moon is seen as it nears a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2015 in Burbank, California. People in most of north and south America should be able to witness the year's first total lunar eclipse, which will cause a "blood moon" and is the first of four in a rare Tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
