Moon of Blood on Dunedin | Otago Daily Times News Online



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Dunedin's star-stars were rewarded with a unique glimpse of the "blood moon".

People all over the country – weather permitting – may have seen a rare celestial event called selenelion. This occurs when an eclipsed moon can be seen on one horizon, while the rising sun can be observed on the other.

During the total eclipse – which began at 7:30 in the morning when the sun rose – the moon was much paler than usual, and was colored between dark brown and the red blood

In Dunedin, hundreds of people gathered at Signal Hill in the hope of & # 39; 39, to see the full moon

In Invercargill, there was five minutes between sunrise at 8:12 and the setting of the moon shortly after, with the moon entirely in the shadow of the Earth [19659002] Otago and Southland were some of the best places to see the event.

In Dunedin, the interval was reduced to four minutes; in Christchurch, three minutes

– NZ Herald and Tim Miller

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