The alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon last night created both an eerie spectacle and a fantastic opportunity for photographers. 

The lunar eclipse, also known as a 'blood moon', resulted when the Earth got directly between the Sun and the Moon, allowing only light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere to reach the Moon's surface. 

As a result of passing through so much of the Earth's atmosphere, the shorter wavelengths of light are filtered out, leaving being only what human eyes perceive as the colour red, giving the moon its rusty hue during the eclipse.

This is the same phenomenon that makes sunrises and sunsets red. 

Last night's eclipse was the second in a tetralogy (sequence of four) lunar eclipses, with the first taking place on April 15 and the next two taking place on April 4 2015 and September 28 2015, respectively. 

The lunar eclipse's ominous colouring has always made it an event of fascination to various religions.

Controversial US televangelist John Hagee has labelled the tetralogy a sign of the End Times and explorer Christopher Colombus used his knowldege to predict a lunar eclipse to convince the natives of Jamaica that he was a god in 1504.

To most people, however, the eclipse was a chance to see a fascinating astrological event and of course grab some awesome photos of it. 

If you've got a great shot of the blood moon, send them in to boyd@thenewsport.com.au.