THE first 'super blue blood moon' for more than 150 years happened last night.

The rare celestial event is a combination of the moon being at its closest point to earth (or super moon), the second full moon in a month (or blue moon), and a lunar eclipse, when the earth casts a red shadow on the moon.

The 'trifecta' had stargazers in the western hemisphere reaching for their telescopes and cameras, although the full eclipse was not visible in Europe.

VIDEO: The super blood blue moon lunar eclipse as it appeared from observatories in the USA

A beautiful moon has bathed Hampshire in light over the last three evenings, and you can scroll through the gallery above to see photos from the Daily Echo Camera Club.

NASA was be live-streaming the trifecta for those outside the US, where stargazers on the west coast got the best view.

Program executive and lunar blogger at NASA, Gordon Johnston, said: “For the [continental] US, the viewing will be best in the west. Set your alarm early and go out and take a look.

“Weather permitting, the west coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” said Johnston. “Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the eastern time zone.

"The eclipse begins at 5.51am ET, as the moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east.”

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