THE SUPERBLUNAR ECLIPSE

On Wednesday, we’re having what seems like the tenth once-in-a-lifetime lunar event in the past six months. It’s going to be a simultaneous total lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon. None of these celestial events is rare in and of itself – but it is unusual for them to happen together. As a supermoon, the moon will appear 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter because it will be at its closest point to Earth. It will also be the second full moon this month, called a blue moon, referring to its rarity. However, the moon will look reddish-orange during the total lunar eclipse. The moon will be at its fullest at 8:27 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The lunar eclipse will begin at 6:48 a.m. and peak at 8:29 a.m.
* The SuperBlunarEclipse.
* Imagine the freakout if the peak was tonight, smack in the middle of Trump’s State of the Union Address?
* Most of Hollywood would try to hide in the Los Angeles fallout shelters.
* We’ve had, what, 3 or 4 supermoons in the past year? I’m not thrilled that the moon is getting closer and closer. I think science is trying to get us complacent about something bad.