The Super Blue Moon Eclipse on January 31, 2018

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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.

As you know, 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.

The first full moon of January occurred on the night of Jan. 1 or the morning of Jan. 2, depending on your location. The second full moon and the lunar eclipse will occur on the night of Jan. 31 or the morning of Feb. 1. And the supermoon will take place on the night of Jan. 30, which is technically one day before the moon reaches peak fullness, but even NASA is willing to call the event a supermoon nonetheless.

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Update:

Apparently, we are also in for a Super Blood Moon:
The celestial event is known as a “blood moon” and it occurs as the moon slides behind Earth’s shadow during a lunar eclipse. Unlike last summer’s solar eclipse — where the moon momentarily blocked out the sun — a lunar eclipse is when Earth moves in between the sun and the moon. For half the planet, the cosmic alignment will turn the moon a coppery color for just over an hour.
New York Times


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Eager stargazers living in North America, Alaska or Hawaii will be able to see the eclipse before sunrise on Wednesday, according to NASA. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the "super blue blood moon" will be visible during moonrise on the evening of January 31.
As long as the weather doesn't try to ruin things, observers in Alaska, Australia, eastern Asia and Hawaii will be experience the whole phenomenon from start to finish.
For those living in the US, NASA says the best spots to watch the entire celestial show will be in California and western Canada.
CNN
 
It's hard to believe NASA has been reduced to yapping about blue moons.
 
We should be hitting warp drive and boldly going by now...whe was it 1969 I watched it on the schools only black n white television.
Anyway sounds like I got a box seat here in Oz great night to ride the Moonlight Mile (and I can turn my headlight off, hehe!)
Thats tonight here and its now 9.47 am and I got woek to do so seeya.
See if I can get a pic on my phone.
 
Eager stargazers living in North America, Alaska or Hawaii will be able to see the eclipse before sunrise on Wednesday, according to NASA. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the "super blue blood moon" will be visible during moonrise on the evening of January 31.
As long as the weather doesn't try to ruin things, observers in Alaska, Australia, eastern Asia and Hawaii will be experience the whole phenomenon from start to finish.
For those living in the US, NASA says the best spots to watch the entire celestial show will be in California and western Canada.
CNN
WOW, I am going to have to read that again. ( maybe 2x)

I will for sure, very interesting.

Super Moon, Blue Moon, and Blood Moon a true celestial trifecta. H-- Yea !
 
Mostly clear skies here in Syracuse, Central New York, and we have a distinct, bright Full Moon, a Blue Moon.
I am not good enuf with my cameras to capture it well. If it was a motorcycle, I could do much better, for some reason

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A little after 7:00am this morning, we are anticipating a near-eclipse, and a slightly bloody moon..

And maybe a landing on the surface for that mysterious red spherical module.
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