The only total lunar eclipse this year and next came with a supermoon bonus.
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On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the eclipse, which was visible throughout North and South America, where skies were clear. There wonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t be another until the year 2021.
It was also the yearB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position.
The entire eclipse took more than three hours. Totality B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” when the moonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s completely bathed in EarthB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s shadow B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” lasted an hour. During a total lunar eclipse, the eclipsed, or blood, moon turns red from sunlight scattering off EarthB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s atmosphere.
In addition to the Americas, the entire lunar extravaganza could be observed, weather permitting, all the way across the Atlantic to parts of Europe.
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