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January 31, 2018
The rare super blue blood moon
Many people are going to be bleary eyed as this day rolls on because they were up at 4:30 a.m. to watch a rare super blue blood moon.
A super blue blood moon is a combination of a super moon, which is 14% brighter than usual as the moon’s orbit comes closer to the Earth (perigee orbit), as well as a blue moon (two full moons in one month) and a total lunar eclipse.
This was the first viewing of a super blue blood moon in the Western Hemisphere in 152 years.
Photos by Tammy Oates
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