LOOK | Lunar eclipse dazzles South Africans
The Blood Moon rising behind the abandoned Ritz Hotel in Sea Point.
Image: Armand Hough / Independent Newspapers
Locals took to social media on Sunday night to share images of the 'Blood Moon'.
According to the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), the moon moved fully into the Earth's shadow, giving it a deep red glow, known as the 'Blood Moon'.
Independent Media photographers also snapped up some images.
A Blood Moon, the term often used to describe a total lunar eclipse, occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow that fully covers the Moon.
Image: Henk Kruger / Independent Media
The Blood Moon rising picture taken from Signal Hill Cape Town.
Image: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent Media
Blood Moon
Image: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent Newspapers
Seen in Durban
Image: Supplied/Kirsten Koopman
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