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iN PHOTOS: Blood-red moon and total lunar eclipse

If you got up early enough, you could have caught a glimpse of a lunar phenomenon this week.

For those who didn’t, photographers across the province captured photos of the March 3 blood moon rising over BC skies, marking the first of two this year which also happened to be a full moon.

If you have any photos you’d like to share with us you can send them to news@infonews.ca.

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FACEBOOK/Greg Reely Photography
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FACBOOK/Liron Gertsman Photography
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FACEBOOK/Bruce Binder

Other parts of the world also experienced this week’s total eclipse that brings a blood-red colour in many parts of the world.

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The full Worm Moon glows orange as it begins to emerge from totality during a lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026, near Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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People film the lunar eclipse near the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A total lunar eclipse is seen from Panama City before sunrise, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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A total lunar eclipse is seen through statues at the Quezon Memorial Shrine in Quezon City, Philippines, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Levi Landry

Levi is a recent graduate of the Communications, Culture, & Journalism program at Okanagan College and is now based in Kamloops. After living in the BC for over four years, he finds the blue collar and neighbourly environment in the Thompson reminds him of home in Saskatchewan. Levi, who has previously been published in Kelowna’s Daily Courier, is passionate about stories focussed on both social issues and peoples’ experiences in their local community. If you have a story or tips to share, you can reach Levi at 250 819 3723 or email LLandry@infonews.ca.