The evening of September 27, we saw the last of the total lunar eclipse tetrads in a two year period. Total lunar eclipse tetrads happen four times in a two year period, six months apart. This one was exceptionally special because three separate lunar events happened. The total eclipse coincided with two other things:

1. A full moon nearest the fall equinox, known as the harvest moon.
2. The moon is at its closest approach to Earth for the year, making it also a supermoon or perigee moon. That’s why it’s being coined by some as a Super Harvest Blood Moon—a mouthful to be sure.

This confluence has happened only five times since 1900. According to NASA, the last time we saw this celestial triple combination was in 1982, and it won’t repeat until 2033. The cool part is that this was seen from North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Eastern Pacific and parts of West Asia. That’s a lot of the world watching!

So what’s a girl to do? Grab the camera, the tripod, and scope out a location! I had hoped that the moon would be high enough to be seen from a local pond where I hoped to get a pic of it over the trees, but alas, it was not high enough in the sky. After waiting awhile at the pond, I decided to go to the highest spot in town I knew of. Which turned out to be a great spot, as most of the lights were off for viewers to watch.