Supermoons | 2018 Jan 1 and 31

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The first of two January supermoons occurs on Jan 1. If you have an unobstructed view to the east, the full moon will rise just before 5 pm CST giving you good viewing or photographic opportunities. The moon’s orbit is not quite a circle. When it is closest to earth in that orbit, it appears up to 14% larger than when it is at its farthest from earth. Popular culture calls it super.

The next supermoon occurs on Jan 31. A second full moon in a month is referred to as a blue moon. Alignment of the moon with the shadow of earth on that day gives us another treat as a total lunar eclipse. The moon often looks a red color and is referred to as a blood moon. Our popular culture has several labels to attach to this moon event. It is a super-blue-blood moon in total eclipse…

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