*Blood Moon* by jaQui2015/09/27 20:36 Facts About the September 27/
28, 2015 Blood Moon Eclipse
On September 28, 2015, a rare
Total Lunar Eclipse of a Super Full
Moon will be visible from most of
North America, South America,
Europe, West Asia and parts of
Africa. Here are 11 facts you should know about this eclipse.
Different stages of a Total Lunar
Eclipse.
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1. A Rare Eclipse of a Supermoon
The full Moon of September 27/28
is a Supermoon the Moon will be
closest to the Earth. or at its
perigee, as it turns into a full Moon.
A rising Super Full Moon can look
larger and brighter to spectators on Earth. Total eclipses of Super Full Moons are rare. According to NASA, they have only occurred 5 times in the 1900s in 1910, 1928, 1946, 1964 and 1982. After the September 27/ 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse, a Supermoon eclipse will not happen again for another 18 years, until October 8, 2033.