'Super blood moon' awes world

Crowds flock outside to witness rare lunar eclipse that coincides with satellite's closest position to Earth

Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event on Monday when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth's satellite bathed in blood-red light.

The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the eastern Pacific, was the result of the sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright moon lining up for just over an hour.