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But there will be a few hours on either side of that time period when you’ll be able to see the shadow passing over the moon, weather permitting.

Many earthlings were treated to a rare sight last night, as a “supermoon” coincided with a lunar eclipse.

Sunday’s Blood Moon was the fifth of six supermoons this year alone.

On Sunday night, the supermoon moved into the Earth’s shadow during a full lunar eclipse which was visible from the Americas, West Africa and Europe. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger....

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...

As a result, perigee full moons, also known as supermoons, appear about 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter in the sky than do apogee full moons (which are also called minimoons).

“Because during a total lunar eclipse moon does not become black, but gets a reddish-copper tinge which popularly is mentioned as blood red”, the expert on celestial bodies said.

Doom-mongering had been particularly ramped up as this lunar eclipse combined with a supermoon.

The nights are longer, the temperatures cooler and the bugs will soon be gone. “We’re going to get to watch as the full moon plunges into the ruddy shadow of the earth”. Weather permitting, you can see the supermoon after nightfall, and the eclipse will cast it...

Instagram addicts had to take to their cameras immediately as the next suchlike event will take place in 18 years.

Columbus knew a blood moon had been forecast, and warned the natives that his god would send an angry “sign” at their treatment of the newcomers.

Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses aren’t risky to look at, so you’ll just need your eyeballs and a clear view of the sky to enjoy it.

“What we have coming up is the entire moon’s moving into the thickest part of the earth’s shadow”, explains Pitkin.

People in North, Central and South America will be able to see the total lunar eclipse Sunday night. And it won’t happen again until 2033.

The cosmic event will take place on September 27, when both a supermoon and a lunar eclipse will be happening at the same time. It hasn’t happened in 33 years, and it won’t occur again for another 18. Every color except red will be filtered out, resulting in the...