Double feature: Supermoon, lunar eclipse brighten Central Florida skies

ORLANDO, Fla. — Skygazers looked up in awe as the second supermoon of the year -- as well as a lunar eclipse -- brightened the sky in Central Florida.

According to NASA, the supermoon was visible across the entire United States.

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NASA says a ‘supermoon’ is when a full moon coincides with the closest point in the moon’s orbit, making it appear larger and brighter than normal.

Those east of the Mississippi saw a partial eclipse, including here in Florida.

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Channel 9 photojournalist Kenny Gibson caught a time lapse of the moon in Leesburg. Watch it below:

The best time to see the eclipse with the naked eye was around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to NASA.

NASA scientists also say certain sky watchers were able to catch a glimpse of a “super blood moon,” when the moon appeared red for approximately fifteen minutes.

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WFTV talked to NASA expert Andrea Jones about why tonight’s moon is so special and the ongoing effort to return humans to the moon.

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Click here to watch her interview. See photos of past supermoons below:

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises behind the television tower in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A jet is silhouetted by the rising moon as it approaches Louisville International Airport, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. This moon is a supermoon, meaning it appears larger than an average full moon because it is nearer the closest point of its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky People stand on a hill and watch the rising moon on April 26, 2021, in Brandenburg, Sieversdorf. (Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The Super Pink Moon rises above the Statue of Liberty in New York City on April 26, 2021, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The supermoon rises above St Michael's Mount on April 26, 2021, in Penzance, England. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon sets in the morning on the horizon behind a crane in the Alberthafen Dresden-Friedrichstadt while in the foreground a car drives on the bridge over the Flutrinne in Saxony, Dresden. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A Super Pink Full Moon is seen in the background as people relax on the beach in Miami Beach, on April 26, 2021. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises over Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A supermoon stands behind the TV tower in Berlin. A supermoon occurs when the moon is particularly close to the earth during a full moon. (Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A couple watch the moon rise from from a park, Monday, April 26, 2021, in New Albany, Ind. This moon is a supermoon, meaning it appears larger than an average full moon because it is nearer the closest point of its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon of April, called the Super Pink Moon, rises over the skyline of Manhattan, New York, on April 26, 2021. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises behind Istanbul's iconic Galata Tower, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)