Peninsula fence from Aramoana
The Moon shining on Dunedin. Photo: Nadya Zvyagina
At the Nugget Point lighthouse. Photo: David Hunter
At Mt Cargill. Photo: Brad Phipps
Photo: Rebecca Jane Dickson
Over Hoopers Inlet. Photo: Nadya Zvyagina
Photo: Faiqa Fatima
The last time there was a super blue moon in the sky, Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was still under construction and the All Blacks had only won one World Cup.
Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin said the moon was rarer than a blue moon, which happens about every two years.
The last super blue moon happened in 2009 and the next one would be in 2032.
The super blue moon lights up Dunedin yesterday morning. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
A blue moon is the second full moon to happen within a month and yesterday it perfectly aligned with the time when Earth was closest to the moon - 357,344km away.
