Article 47BXR Super blood wolf moon: rare total lunar eclipse to appear in skies

Super blood wolf moon: rare total lunar eclipse to appear in skies

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Last blood moon for two years will combine with a supermoon to create the unusual celestial phenomenon

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An unusual set of circumstances will combine in the early hours of Monday morning resulting in a phenomenon called a super blood wolf moon.

A total lunar eclipse will give an apparent reddish colour to the lunar surface - known as a blood moon. At the same time, the moon will be slighty closer to Earth than normal and appear slightly bigger and brighter than usual - a phenomenon called a supermoon.

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