A Lunar Trifecta! Get Ready For A ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’

By Meha Ahmad
A supermoon appears above Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 28, 2015. Andy Weir’s second novel takes place on the first human colony on the moon.
A supermoon appears above Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 28, 2015. Andy Weir's second novel takes place on the first human colony on the moon.
A supermoon appears above Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 28, 2015. Andy Weir’s second novel takes place on the first human colony on the moon.
A supermoon appears above Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 28, 2015. Andy Weir's second novel takes place on the first human colony on the moon.

A Lunar Trifecta! Get Ready For A ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’

By Meha Ahmad
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Have the stars aligned to give us a glimpse of a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event? For the first time in 150 years, three different lunar phenomena will occur in one day: a blue moon, a supermoon and a lunar eclipse. And unlike the solar eclipse, these lunar events are totally safe to watch with the naked eye.

So how can the moon experience three different celestial events at once?

GUEST:

Michelle Nichols, director of public observing at the Adler Planetarium