Images: The Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
A blood moon is seen over the First Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. Stargazers were treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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A so-called supermoon is seen at the finish of a lunar eclipse behind an Orthodox church in Turets, Belarus, 110 kilometers (69 miles) west of capital Minsk, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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The so-called supermoon appears behind the Golden Boy at the Manitoba Legislature during a lunar eclipse in Winnipeg Manitoba, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
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A total eclipsed blood moon seen through the tower on the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in Kalamazoo, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. Stargazers were treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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A super moon rises behind a grazing cow in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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Earth's shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse over state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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A combination photo showing the various stages of Sunday's super moon lunar eclipse.
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A "blood moon", casts its glow over a Christian Orthodox church in Anthoupolis, a suburb of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. A lunar eclipse has given the moon a red tint and makes it appear larger than usual. The rare confluence of an eclipse and supermoon won't happen again for 18 years.
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A "blood moon" casts its glow over a Christian Orthodox church in Anthoupolis, a suburb of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. A lunar eclipse has given the moon a red tint and makes it appear larger than usual. The rare confluence of an eclipse and supermoon won't happen again for 18 years.
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A "blood moon", casts its glow over a Christian Orthodox church in Anthoupolis, a suburb of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. A lunar eclipse has given the moon a red tint and makes it appear larger than usual. The rare confluence of an eclipse and supermoon won't happen again for 18 years.
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The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red behind the quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033.
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A seagull sits on the cross that tops St. Peter's Square's obelisk, at the Vatican, as the earth's shadow obscures part of a so-called Supermoon during a total lunar eclipse, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger.
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Earth's shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The so-called supermoon appears during a lunar eclipse behind Big Tex, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument on a cloudy night in Washington, Sunday, Sept, 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger.
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Earth's shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse as pasts behind a statue called Horse by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The perigee full moon, or supermoon appears red on the autumn sky, seen from Vigeland Park in Oslo, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon. Those in the United States, Europe, Africa and western Asia can view the coupling, weather permitting, Sunday night or early Monday.
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A statue of a cow is silhouetted against a partially eclipsed so-called supermoon Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo., before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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A flock of birds fly by as a perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a "Super Moon" eclipse that will occur on Monday, Sept. 28.
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The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument during a lunar eclipse, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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The so-called supermoon appears behind the Turning Torso building in Malmo in the south of Sweden during a total lunar eclipse, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.
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The lunar eclipse of the super moon on Sunday. It is also called a blood moon.
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People sit on Spanish Banks Beach as the so-called supermoon rises during a lunar eclipse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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Earth's shadow partially obscures the view of the so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Flint, Mich. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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The so-called supermoon rises above the horizon Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Jet, Okla.
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A supermoon passes behind a clock on the Palace of Culture during a lunar eclipse in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger, both events have made a twin appearance first time since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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The so-called supermoon is seen near the Eiffel Tower, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon, the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033.
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