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Super blue blood moon photos show that it lived up to the hype

sudshr47 January 31, 2018

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On Tuesday morning, a good number of people were treated to the beauty that is a rare super blue blood moon.

The event combined a super moon (when the moon is at its closest point to Earth), a blue moon (the second full moon of the month), and a blood moon (a total lunar eclipse) for a wondrous astronomical event visible to over half the globe, especially for those on the U.S. West Coast and in Australia, Northern Russia, Eastern Asia, and the Middle East.

Will you be able to see the #SuperBlueBloodMoon in your area? Check out this map to find out! For the continental U.S., viewing will be best on the West Coast. Get the details: https://t.co/ooerjToxKR
Not great viewing in your area? Watch our livestream https://t.co/6wIIyicomc pic.twitter.com/scD4UzkVkf

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How to see the very special ‘super blue blood moon’ rising next week

sudshr47 January 25, 2018

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A very special total lunar eclipse will grace skies above the Western United States on January 31. 

That evening, a “super blue blood” moon will rise, giving millions along the West Coast of the United States a chance to witness a special kind of total lunar eclipse.

The full moon will pass into Earth’s dark shadow in the early morning on Jan. 31, making the moon look at if it’s glowing red, hence the name, “blood moon.”

Totality should start at about 4:51 a.m. PT.  

“Weather permitting, the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” NASA’s Gordon Johnston said in a statement.  Read more…

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The supermoon ain’t all it’s cracked up to be

sudshr47 November 30, 2017

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Have you heard? The supermoon is coming. Yes, that’s right. On December 3, the first and last supermoon of 2017 will rise around the world. 

And if the media circus surrounding the supermoon is to be believed, it will be an astounding cosmic show that you can’t miss. The moon! It’s going to be super! You have to see it! 

Well, I’m here to burst your supermoon bubble.

Here’s the deal: It’s literally just a full moon. You know what a full moon looks like? Yeah, the supermoon looks like that. 

Supermoons — which is a term first coined by an astrologer — occur because the moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t exactly circular. When the moon reaches its closest point in orbit during the full phase, that’s what has become popularly known as a supermoon.  Read more…

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