Jan 31 2018 Brings A Rare Lunar Occurance (first time in 152 years): A Blood Moon, A Blue Moon And A Supermoon All Happening At The Same Time!
Jan. 31 will bring the third supermoon in a row, the second full moon of January and a total lunar eclipse, all at the same time. The combination is known as a blood moon, a blue moon and a supermoon – all together.
http://yellowhammernews.com/featured/yet-another-supermoon-month/
The last time this trifecta combination took place was 152 years ago on March 31, 1866. It's going to be a sight to remember!
Blood Moon:
Blood Moon is not a scientific term but has come to be used due to the reddish color seen on a Super Moon during the lunar eclipse. When sunlight passes through the earth's atmosphere, it filters and refracts in such a way that the green to violet lights on the spectrum scatters more strongly than the red light. This results the moon to get more red light
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse#Blood_moon
Blue Moon
A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon
Supermoon
A supermoon is label created to describe a full moon or a new moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit, resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon
Can’t wait. Just have to find a pure virgin for my sacrifice—erm I mean party
This is a definite most watch. I will have to get together with my son to experience this as we both are amazed by the happening in our skies. Thanks for sharing.....appreciate it.
Can't wait it's going to be amazing. Thanks for sharing the detailed explaination.