Article NDDB Sunday treat in store as supermoon meets total eclipse

Sunday treat in store as supermoon meets total eclipse

by
Ian Sample Science editor
from on (#NDDB)

Rare arrangement of Earth, moon and sun has not occurred since 1982 and will not happen again until 2033

The moon will loom large and turn coppery red on Sunday night as its closest approach to Earth coincides with a total lunar eclipse.

The rare arrangement of the Earth, moon and sun has not occurred since Survivor topped the charts with Eye of the Tiger in 1982, and the same orbital display will not happen again until 2033.

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