Super Blue Blood-Moon Will Happen This Month

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Super Blue Blood-Moon Will Happen This Month

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January skywatchers are in for a rare treat: a Blue Moon, a Total Lunar Eclipse and a Supermoon all in the same month.

A Blue Moon is when two full moons happen in the same calendar month; lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into Earth's shadow; and supermoons happen when the moon's perigee — its closest approach to Earth in a single orbit — coincides with a full moon? In this case, the supermoon also happens to be the day of the lunar eclipse.

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So I'm not an astronomy expert, does this mean the blood moon will be visible in all areas of the world or only some certain areas? Is this only for areas in the United States? In the past for example, some eclipses would only be visible if you were in a location. This will be interesting to watch for.

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gardener4life wrote: January 5th, 2018, 4:28 pm So I'm not an astronomy expert, does this mean the blood moon will be visible in all areas of the world or only some certain areas? Is this only for areas in the United States? In the past for example, some eclipses would only be visible if you were in a location. This will be interesting to watch for.
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