Marco Meniero from Civitavecchia, Italy
The total lunar eclipse (or “Blood Moon”) of Sept. 7 was visible to most of the world outside of the Americas. Here, it hangs over the Colosseum in Rome in a two-exposure composite taken with a Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera and 70–200mm lens. The foreground was taken from a vantage point near the Colosseum; the Moon was imaged at a later time during the night and composited into the frame.
Editor’s note: The description has been updated to more accurately reflect the photographer’s compositing process.