Early Wednesday morning, both sides of the Pacific witnessed an extraordinary celestial sight of notable rarity, when the largest supermoon of 2021 coincided with a total lunar eclipse. Adding to the stellar spectacle, a deep, reddish glow was cast upon the lunar disc due to an atmospheric effect—a phenomenon which gives rise to the moniker: Super Blood Moon. From Australia and eastern parts of Asia, all the way across the Pacific, to parts of the western Americas, skywatchers took in the cosmic display, and captured some remarkable photographs to show for it. The best seats for viewing were in Australia, New Zealand, Papa New Guinea, and on islands throughout the Pacific such as Hawaii—where observers were privy to behold both a total eclipse and blood moon. A total eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly through the Earth’s shadow (within the “umbra” range), covering it completely. And as this happened …