Supermoon Eclipse: Here's What You Missed

Photo and Video Credit: Mount Washington Observatory. The images used for the time-lapse of Sept. 27’s lunar eclipse look like this when put into collage form.

On Sunday night, people across the United States witnessed a sight not seen since 1982: The supermoon lunar eclipse, which won’t occur again until 2033.

Unfortunately for many in north Georgia, it was a sight unseen, as cloudy skies and drizzling conditions were prevalent throughout the region, forcing sky-watchers inside to watch the event online

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Luckily, there are plenty of images of the rare event.

The Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire posted a quick review of the lunar eclipse Sunday night (see below). While the eclipse lasted five hours in real-time, the clip below only lasts 12 seconds.

A rare total lunar eclipse offered a breathtaking view of the earth’s shadow slowly covering the moon, turning it blood orange and increasingly dark.

The edge of the moon’s shadow began shortly after 8 Sunday night. The partial eclipse occurred just after 9 p.m. The total eclipse began at 10:11 p.m., and the total eclipse peaked just before 11 p.m.

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A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. The moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a reddish glow on the moon. (We’re actually in the middle of a cycle of three supermoons in a row. The first showed up Aug. 29, and the last will be Oct. 27.)

Excerpts from Malden MA Patch and Chicago Heights Patch