Sometimes the best moments are the ones we don’t capture ourselves. 

We reached out and asked for your photos of the blood moon total lunar eclipse from around Australia.

From the city to the beach to regional backyards, here’s what we got. 

Queensland

Mick and his son walked along Sunshine Beach in Queensland as they watched the moon eclipse halfway before a dark storm and clouds rolled over. 

“We hurried home to dodge the rain, but snagged these pics,” the father said. 

A white moon in a dark sky Mick took this picture at 11.30pm through an 8-inch reflector telescope with his phone.(Supplied: Mick Fielding)Upclose image of moon with shadow Mick Fielding managed to snap this beauty upclose using his 8-inch telescope and phone.(Supplied: Mick Fielding)

Once the clouds cleared, a reddish-orange moon appeared. 

Linda’s 97-year-old mum witnessed the eclipse shine through her bedroom window in Strathpine in Queensland. 

“We were happy to show my 97-year-old mum, who’s not very mobile, this lovely moon as it shone outside of her bedroom window. She was thrilled to see it so close.”

Image of the moon, partially red from the lunar eclipse The moon seen from Strathpine, Queensland.(Supplied: Linda Mcivor)Image of the moon, partially blacked out Linda and her mother watched the moon eclipse together.(Supplied: Linda Mcivor)Close up image of the moon with orange, grey and white gradient Pat Govender captured this magnificient shot just before the clouds rolled in.(Supplied: Pat Govender)A red moon with lines of light striking through it in a dark sky A plane passing in front of the blood moon, as seen from Woolloongabba.(Supplied: Dennis Mellican)New South Wales

Amateur photographer Tony Belton was able to capture photos of the moon from the deck of his home in Iluka, north of Yamba.

“I just sat on my verandah, and sure enough it came up, and there were clouds around the moon, but they broke away fortunately, and I was able to get some nice shots off,” he told ABC North Coast.

“I just had a tripod on the verandah.”

A half red, half white moon with a rainbow reflection above it in a dark sky Amateur photographer Tony Belton captured the moon from the deck of his home in Iluka, north of Yamba.(ABC: Tony Belton)A half red, half white moon with a rainbow reflection above it in a dark sky Tony Belton’s view of the moon from the deck of his home in Iluka. (ABC: Tony Belton)A red and white moon in a dark sky The moon during the eclipse in Yamba. (ABC: Tony Belton)A mostly red moon in a dark sky The reddish moon appeared after the clouds broke away. (ABC: Tony Belton)

High school student Elise, 15, loves science and will sit her chemistry exam later this year. 

She took this photo of the moon from her backyard in Kempsey, using her Seestar telescope. 

A pink-orange moon in the night sky Elise took this great photo from her backyard in Kempsey, NSW.(Supplied: Elise Hammond)Western Australia

Stars and high-rise buildings framed the blood moon in Perth. 

A lit up building with a bright red moon in the background in a night's sky The blood moon eclipse over Cockburn Cement in Success, WA.(Supplied: Richard Dunne.)

The moon was captured alongside a drone contending for the view.

A drone appearing as two dots of light can be seen at the top left of the photo. 

Lit up high-rise buildings at night with a red moon in the sky The moon seen from Roe Gardens in Perth King’s Park.(Supplied: Simon Chan)A photographer with a tripod taking a photo of the moon Raphael Woon taking photos of the eclipse in Perth. (Supplied: Raphael Woon)A bright orange moon over Perth's city skyscrapers. The lunar eclipse shines bright over Perth city.(Supplied: Raphael Woon)South Australia

South Australians took to their backyards to capture the eclipse. 

A red-orange moon in a night sky Backyard capture of the beautiful blood moon eclipse in Sturt, Adelaide. (Supplied: Tracey Shorter Davies)A red moon up close in the night sky Taken from a backyard in Port Lincoln.(Supplied: Kieren Cook)Up close image of the moon during an eclipse, showcasing its dark grey speckles against a glowing orange surface Andrew Burston’s attempt at a stacked image, taken from his driveway in Mount Gambier turned out stunningly well.(Supplied: Andrew Grant Burston)Victoria and Tasmania

The moon lit up national parks and music festivals around Victoria and Tasmania. 

Image of bright orange glowing moon spotted through gap in between branches A glimpse of the lunar eclipse between clouds in Hobart.(Supplied: Bronwyn Craft)Close up image of the moon with a white, blue and red gradient This shot was taken just before the full blood moon was clouded over in Mount Duneed.(Supplied: Patrick Shannon)A bright orange eclipse moon high in the sky overlooking a purple tentage at an outdoor music performance. Shelly Damen spotted the eclipse during a Pulp show at Sidney Myer Music Bowl.(Supplied: Shelly Damen)A reddish moon in a night sky Blood moon taken from Lindisfarne, Tasmania.(Supplied: Sean Coyne)Upclose image of moon with a slightly more reddish glow. A moon with a slightly more reddish glow was sighted over in Richmond.(Supplied: Dominique Oberhauser)An overlay of one moon over another, both in bright orange. A result of lots of patience despite heavy cloud cover, according to Ms Cassandra Brennan.(Supplied: Cassandra Brennan)

Adrienne celebrated her birthday beneath the moon, reflecting on the past year. 

She celebrates New Year’s Eve on March 3rd. 

“It was wonderful to ponder what lies ahead while witnessing the sheer magnificence of nature,” she said. 

“I didn’t take any photos as I wanted to take it all in and not get distracted. I will remember this birthday forever, it was magical.”