Blue supermoon doesn't disappoint: A few views from the suburbs
The second full moon of August rose Wednesday night, making for a spectacular sight in the suburbs.
Wednesday's blue moon also was a supermoon, which means that it was at the perigee of its elliptical orbit — about 18,000 miles closer to Earth than average.
You won't get another chance to see a super blue moon until Jan. 31, 2037. If you are around to see that, you also will be treated to a partial lunar eclipse.
Flowers are silhouetted in front of the blue supermoon Wednesday as it rises above the trees at Peck Farm Park in Geneva.
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A jet flys in front of the blue supermoon from a St. Charles perspective on Wednesday night.
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A jet from O'Hare International Airport passes in front of the blue supermoon on Wednesday.
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