Images: See this morning's super blue blood moon
If you got up early this morning, you were treated to a super blue blood moon and lunar eclipse. See the images from the suburbs and around the world in our gallery.
Members of the Naperville Astronomical Association, look at the eclipse event at Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville on Wednesday.
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Eric Bergman with wife Julia Nephew and their twins, Sophia Nephew, left and Madeleine Nephew, 7, right, of Glen Ellyn, visit Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville on Wednesday to view the eclipse event.
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The super blue moon sets over Lake Zurich Wednesday morning. The moon came out from behind the clouds to clear skies for the lunar eclipse before falling behind clouds as it neared the horizon.
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Moon gazers visit Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville on Wednesday to see the eclipse event.
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The super blue moon sets over Lake Zurich Wednesday morning. The moon came out from behind the clouds to clear skies for the lunar eclipse before falling behind clouds as it neared the horizon.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The super blue moon sets over Lake Zurich Wednesday morning. The moon came out from behind the clouds to clear skies for the lunar eclipse before falling behind clouds as it neared the horizon.
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Earth's shadow begins to cross the upper left of the full moon Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018, as it sets in the west behind the East Point Lighthouse in Cumberland County, N.J.
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A full moon rises beside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand , Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
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The Statue of Liberty is backdropped by a supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast.
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The Statue of Liberty is backdropped by a supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast.
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A rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' is seen behind the flags of U.S. and California State at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should have good viewing, too, along with Russia. The U.S. East Coast, Europe and most of South America and Africa are out of luck for the eclipse.
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The supermoon begins to disappear over the Warwick River early Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 near Newport News, Va.
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Hong Kong stargazers use telescopes to observe the moon along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
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Ultimate Fighter Championship videographer Chris Warner walks past the moon as he films b-roll in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018.
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Ultimate Fighter Championship videographers Silton Buen Dia, left, and Chris Warner film the moon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018.
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A jet flies in front of the rising moon along the St. Petersburg waterfront Jan. 30, 2018.
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The full moon is seen over the Olympic rings on display at the Peace Gate at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
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The lunar eclipse as seen in Vernon Hills.
Photo courtesy of Sajo P Naik‎
This morning I was able to see the eclipsing moon before it set behind the Tucson Mountains.
Photo courtesy of Nancy Giardina
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