Super Moon Fills Up The Twin Cities Night Sky

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It was quite a sight Sunday night as we had a full moon that's also a super moon and a total eclipse of the moon. It had many Twin Cities residents getting out their cameras and their binoculars to get a glimpse of history.

On Sunday, we got to see something people across the Americas haven't seen in more than 30 years. A super-moon lunar eclipse filled the night sky across the Twin Cities and the state Sunday night.

Gallery: Super Moon In The Twin Cities

Stargazers on Earth saw the moon bathed in tints of red. This is because the only sunlight reaching the moon, was first bending around Earth's atmosphere, in the same way that sunsets appear red.

A supermoon lunar eclipse is a rare event that has only happened five times since 1900, the last in 1982. The next time this will happen: 2033.

The supermoon lunar eclipse was one of the top trending topics on social media Sunday evening and Monday morning.