Rare supermoon eclipse happening late Sunday night

A “blood moon” is created when a supermoon happens at the same time as a total lunar eclipse, making the moon’s face look as if it’s painted in a deep red.

Super-moons typically have larger than usual tides and could sometimes appear bigger in size.

The rare supermoon/eclipse occurred prior to sunset in most of Alaska and happened before the moon rose on Sunday night.

There will be another total lunar eclipse before then – it just won’t match with a supermoon. The last time we had it was 1982 and the next one will be in 2033.

Although Indians could enjoy the ‘Supermoon, ‘ they are going to miss a total lunar eclipse since the totality of the eclipse will start after 7 am on Tuesday.

The sunlight passing through the Earth’s atmosphere was filtered and refracted in such a way that the green to violet light on the spectrum was scattered more strongly than the red light. People from different parts of the world, including many NASA researchers, shared stunning images of the supermoon eclipse on social media and other platforms. A few views in Charleston were blocked by overcast skies but in a few areas, you could definitely see the incredible moment in the sky. Then, in the early hours of Monday, September 28, it was also visible from Europe and Africa.

Space.com explained the during a lunar eclipse, the moon is not completely hidden from view.

This will be both a “super moon” (the largest full moon of the year) and a Harvest Moon (the full moon nearest the September equinox).

Because the moon is not perfectly round, its distance from Earth varies by about 31,000 miles (49,900 km) as it circles around the planet every 27 days.