Eclipsed Supermoon dazzles skywatchers around the globe

READERS stayed up late to take some stunning shots of last night’s rare supermoon lunar eclipse. Unlike the supermoon event, lunar eclipse occur every three years or less or an average of three to four times in the span of a decade. This combination of events is rare due to the number of conditions it needs to fulfil. As a result, Dr Massey explained, claims of the extreme rarity of a supermoon coinciding with an eclipse were overstated. But the hour before this and the hour after this is equally impressive as the Moon slips into and out of the Earth’s shadow.

Those in the United States, Europe, Africa and western Asia can view the coupling, weather permitting, Sunday night or early Monday.

During nighttime, this year’s supermoon lunar eclipse was visible to people in North and South America. Photo / AP The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument during a lunar eclipse. It will happen again – in 2033.

This will also be the largest full moon of 2015, as it will also be at perigee on September 27 at 5:46PM, at a distance of 221,753 miles from Earth.

Space.com reports that it received a number of impressive images of the moon taken from different parts of the world where it was seen clearly. The difference is not much, but it is noticeable.

Whys and Wherefores: If your question is “What is a Blood-Moon?”, then you would first want to know the phenomenon of a Super Moon and a Full Lunar Eclipse.

You can click pics of your dad holding the rust colored disc or your kids swallowing the eclipse. Although experts say you won’t be able to tell, this moon is 14 percent bigger than the total lunar eclipse this past spring.

Dr. Valerie Rapson, outreach astronomer for the Dudley Observatory and miSci in Schenectady, agrees events like the eclipse pique public interest.

As reported by the BBC, people from all over the world waited and looked up at the skies to observe, or for some, get a glimpse of this event. Because it is slightly closer, it will appear larger and brighter than a normal full moon.