The March full moon glows red through Saharan dust in eerie composite view

Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a gorgeous composite view of the March full moon as it rose off the coast of the United Kingdom mere hours after a dramatic blood moon total lunar eclipse.

"This image was captured from the Dorset coast looking out to sea," Dury told Space. Com. "In spite of the lunar eclipse not being visible from the UK this time, the Sahara dust in the atmosphere would give the illusion it was.

The March full moon is known as the Worm Moon to reference the time of year when the ground softens enough to allow Earthworms and beetles to emerge into the open. The 2026 Worm Moon happened to coincide with a total lunar eclipse, when the lunar disk passed within the inner part of our planet's shadow known as its umbra, causing it to turn a rusty red color as the light of every sunrise and sunset on Earth was refracted onto its surface.