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Supermoon, Lunar Eclipse Captured Over Italy in Stunning Photo
Supermoon, Lunar Eclipse Captured Over Italy in Stunning Photo
Sep 22, 2024 1:14 AM

Pictured here is the supermoon during a lunar eclipse over Italy on Sept. 27, 2015.

(Image via Giuseppe Petricca)

Just days after the "" was seen on clear nights all over the world, photographer Giuseppe Petricca released several photos of an even rarer lunar event.

On Sept. 27, 2015, the supermoon combined with a total lunar eclipse in some parts of the world to create the image at the top of this page, as seen in Pisa, Italy. Much of the closer-than-normal Moon was already reddened by the eclipse, but in the bottom-right corner, a bluish hue remains.

According to Live Science, the reds and browns we usually see during a lunar eclipse , but the blues are from the light passing into and out of the ozone layer.

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If you missed last year's supermoon because the weather didn't cooperate, you'll have , according to EarthSky. The first sighting will occur on Sept. 16, and there will be one supermoon in each of the three months after that, the report said.

And if you're wondering about the next solar eclipse, , but you'll have to be in the South Pacific or Hawaii to get a good look.

Here's another shot Petricca captured a few minutes later, showing the Moon covered by a total eclipse:

(Photo via Giuseppe Petricca)

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