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Posted: February 7, 2018 On January 31, 2018, the rare Super Blue Blood Moon occurred. This astonishing phenomenon has not happened in over 150 years. During this event, the Moon appeared slightly larger and brighter than usual. The moon even appeared to have a copper red shade to it. Although a blood moon sounds strange, it’s not extremely rare. The red moon will shine again on January 21, 2019. What’s interesting about that night’s moon is that it was three celestial event rolled into one. It was a supermoon, the blue moon, and the blood moon. A supermoon is when the moon gets much more closer than usual to earth. This makes the moon look up to 14% larger, and it also looks 30% brighter. It was also the 2nd full moon of January, making it a blue moon. But what causes it to be appear red? Well, it’s all in the science. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the earth’s shadow, giving it that red shade. Jorgina Medrano, 12, heard about this event over social media. “I almost didn’t know about the event but it seemed pretty cool.” She continued, “At first, I didn't believe that the moon would look red or anything. I honestly didn’t think that it’d be noticeable.” On the contrary, Jorgina thought that the moon looked quite beautiful. “It looked bigger and brighter than usual. Although, it does suck that the next one won’t happen again for awhile.” Once again the beautiful phenomenon captured the attention of millions. It shined brightly and red for the people. The moon experienced three celestial events which captured the attention of scientists. This was a big event that happened, which occured 150 years after the last super blue, blood moon.
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