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Supermoon: How the world saw the blue-blood lunar surface

For the trivia crowd, the moon was 223,820 miles (360,200 kilometers) away at the peak of the eclipse, close enough for supermoon status, according to

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2018-02-01 04:05 GMT
The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: A red blue moon, super big and super bright. Several places around the world witnessed a spectacular show put up by our own celestial body.
The moon rises behind the statue of the Cathedral-Basilical in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The moon rises behind Glastonbury Tor, southwestern England, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
A super blue blood moon rises over Michmoret, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The blue supermoon eclipse sets this morning seen from Roanoke Mountain on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (Heather Rousseau /The Roanoke Times via AP)
Beach goers admire the Super Blue Blood Moon as it sets early on Jan.31 over St.Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Fla. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
A super blue blood moon sets behind the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A super blue blood moon is seen setting behind the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
The moon rises over Bolsover Castle northwest England, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. Earth's natural satellite appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the sky as it reaches its closest point to Earth. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica, left, and Agbar tower are backdropped by a super blue blood moon in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica is backdropped by a super blue blood moon in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A super blue blood moon rises over Istanbul, behind the Camlica Mosque, the largest mosque in Asia Minor, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
The moon begins to set over Christopher Newport Hall in Newport News, Va., early Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The super blue blood moon was visible for the first time in nearly 152 years. NASA refers to the super blue blood moon as a trio of lunar events all occurring at once: the second full moon in one calendar month (a blue moon), at its closest orbital approach to Earth (a supermoon) during a lunar eclipse (a blood moon). (Jonathon Gruenke /The Daily Press via AP)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind San Francisco's Ferry Building on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind San Francisco's Embarcadero Center on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood sets behind the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind Coit Tower, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon is seen over the Coit Tower, at left, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind Coit Tower, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Salesforce Tower on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
With the Bosporus Strait separating Europe and Asia in the foreground, and the Camlica Mosque, top right, the largest mosque in Asia Minor, as the supermoon rises over Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, turning the moon blood red, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A boat sails in the Bosporus Strait separating Europe and Asia, as a supermoon rises over Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People use telescopes to observe the lunar eclipse in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
People use telescopes to observe the lunar eclipse in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
The eclipsing blood moon is pictured in the early morning sky in Yellowknife, Ontario, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (Bill Braden/The Canadian Press via AP)
A total lunar eclipse is seen at a park in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A girl peeks inside the viewfinder of a camera to see a lunar eclipse at a park in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The nearly full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
A super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon is seen past the tip of the Transamerica Pyramid Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A lunar eclipse with a red tint is seen outside a church in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A partially-eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
People gather during lunar eclipse over Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday,Jan, 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show as for the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
The moon passes into the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
The moon passes through the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Super blue blood moon awes and wows
A super blue blood moon is seen from the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Mayon volcano spews lava during its mild eruption as the moon exhibits a phenomena that combines a supermoon, a blue moon and a lunar eclipse as seen in Ligao city, Albay province around 200 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
The Statue of Liberty and the Staten Island Ferry are backdropped by a supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The moon passes through the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
New Delhi: Lunar Eclipse as seen in the sky from New Delhi on Wednesday evening. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist
Bengaluru : A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse referred to as the super blue blood moon in Bengaluru on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak
New Delhi: Lunar Eclipse as seen at India Gate in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav
The moon rises behind the statue of the Cathedral-Basilical in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
New Delhi: Different phases of moon during lunar eclipse in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist (PTI1_31_2018_000253A)
Kozhikode: Different phases of moon during lunar eclipse in Kozhikode on Wednesday. PTI Photo
New Delhi: Lunar Eclipse as seen at India Gate in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav (PTI)
New Delhi: Lunar Eclipse as seen from New Delhi on Wednesday evening. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav
Bengaluru :A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse referred to as the super blue blood moon in Bengaluru on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak
New Delhi: Different phases of moon during lunar eclipse in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav
For the trivia crowd, the moon was 223,820 miles (360,200 kilometers) away at the peak of the eclipse, close enough for supermoon status, according to

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