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13 jaw-dropping photos of this morning’s fiery blood moon sky

By Yay Cork January 21, 2019January 21, 2019

Wowza.

If you didn’t set your alarm for the blood wolf moon eclipse last night, there was still a treat in store this morning.

The skies over Cork were lit up in fiery pinks, oranges and purples as the day began, prompting early risers to take out their phones and capture photos of the stunning display.

NASA explains the phenomenon like this: ‘During a total lunar eclipse, white sunlight hitting the atmosphere on the sides of the Earth gets absorbed and then radiated out (scattered). Blue-coloured light is most affected. That is, the atmosphere filters out (scatters away) most of the blue-colored light. What’s left over is the orange- and red-colored light.’

Still, we think Glucksman Director Fiona Kearney summed it up best when she tweeted:

“Sunrise in Cork, or as my 5 yr old observed “it’s like someone poured a magic potion in the sky”.

Here are 13 of the most beautiful images shared on Twitter:

Blackrock

Sunrise in Cork pic.twitter.com/7ykxh3b10H

— Richard Cronin (@Richardjcronin) January 21, 2019


Cork City

Look up to see the amazing winter morning sky overhead. #Cork #Corkcity #hellocork #wintermorning #morningsky pic.twitter.com/tXgPdFoc6x

— A n n e t t e (@Annette_R1) January 21, 2019

Nice red skies in Cork this morning after the #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/H3HRScTpkX

— Julie O’Leary (@vote1oleary) January 21, 2019

Pretty Princes Street 💫 #Cork pic.twitter.com/sQj0iGTE4C

— Suzanne Meade (@MeadeSuzie) January 21, 2019

Sunrise over Cork City right now pic.twitter.com/fPYv4GQdq6

— Brendan (@brendananthony1) January 21, 2019

Red Abbey. Red morning. #cork #sunrise pic.twitter.com/ttPPR67RH1

— Michael Jøseph (@mjpos) January 21, 2019

No doubt I won’t be the only one…but what a stunning sky this Monday morning! Cork, you’re a beaut! #BlueMonday #ShepherdsWarning pic.twitter.com/GtFLlwsl86

— Aileen Linehan (@aileenos1990) January 21, 2019

Sandycove

https://t.co/x5zdS9AUQc

— Madeleine Murray (@SandycoveIsland) January 21, 2019

Cork Airport

Cork Airport this morning pic.twitter.com/T1jsk4BTYa

— William Power (@liamson100) January 21, 2019

Cobh

Missed The Eclipse but Wow what a morning 😍 #cobhireland🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/g8myrhp8jh

— mags murphy (@magser19) January 21, 2019

Wow beautiful sky now #CorkHarbour #Cobh pic.twitter.com/8k7ryEnzVr

— Ruth Ring (@RuthRing) January 21, 2019

Cork Harbour from Little Island

What a morning!!! Cork Harbour from Little Island. pic.twitter.com/aBbs3QU3BS

— Alan Barry (@Alanpbarry) January 21, 2019

Kinsale

Beautiful red morning sky behind the school gym @KinsaleComSch and across #Kinsale this Monday pic.twitter.com/L4SQrwNe0i

— Lana O’Connor (@LanaRedFM) January 21, 2019

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