Total lunar eclipse brings together three rare phenomena in one

This combo image (from top L clockwise) shows the moon during a lunar eclipse referred to as the "super blue blood moon" in Jakarta on January 31, 2018. (AFP)

People in Los Angeles in the US state of California watched on Wednesday as a total lunar eclipse brought together three rare phenomena not seen simultaneously in the Western hemisphere for over 150 years.

The eclipse coincides with a so-called blue moon - or the second full moon in a calendar month - and a super moon, when the moon is at, or near, its closest to Earth.

The entire passage will last over three hours until 1512 GMT, during which the moon will turn a coppery red as sunlight going through Earth's atmosphere bounces off its surface, termed a 'blood moon'.

(Source: Reuters)


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