Super blood wolf moon: stargazers battle cold and clouds to view lunar eclipse
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#47DJZ)
Thousands endure sub-zero temperatures in US and Europe to see rare event
Thousands of stargazers have battled sub-freezing temperatures to catch a glimpse of a lunar extravaganza known as a super blood wolf moon.
The rare celestial event takes places when the moon is positioned slightly closer to the Earth than normal, and appears slightly bigger and brighter than normal - a phenomenon called a super moon. During the total eclipse, the moon was expected to give off a coppery red glow on the lunar surface as it slips into Earth's shadow, known as a blood moon.
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