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Super Blood Moon Photo Contest Winner

Supermoon eclipse on Sept. 27, 2015
NASA held a social media photo contest on Facebook during the September 27, 2015 "super blood moon," inviting the public to submit their best images of the celestial event. After receiving over 8,000 submissions, six finalists were selected. These final six images were voted on by the public in order to determine the winner.

NASA held a social media photo contest on Facebook during the September 27, 2015 “super blood moon,” inviting the public to submit their best images of the celestial event. After receiving over 8,000 submissions, six finalists were selected. These final six images were voted on by the public in order to determine the winner.

“I was in my backyard with my wife and two children, enjoying the night and periodically snapped pictures. After about 45 minutes I went to check my work. I was shocked to see that I had snapped a once in a lifetime picture of a plane in the super blood moon. My wife and I were in disbelief! I am a novice photographer who likes to take photos as a hobby. I never expected for any of my work to have this kind of response.” – Casey Davis, photographer

This image was shot using a Canon T3I DSLR with the lens being a Canon EFS 55-250mm. The camera was on a tripod, and a remote shutter release was used. Some adjustments were made to the contrast, exposure, and temperature.

Photo Credit: Casey Davis