Super blood moons are rare, occurring when a total lunar eclipse coincides with a 'supermoon,' the term for a new or full moon that closely coincides with its perigee, the closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
The resulting 'blood Moon' appears larger, as it is closer to the Earth, and redder, because it is lit by light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere.
The phenomenon has happened only five times since 1900, and was last observed in 1982; it will not return until 2033.
The partially covered Supermoon is seen behind a look-out point on the peak of mount Uetliberg in Zurich, Switzerland, September 28, 2015.
A super moon rises in the sky near the Eiffel tower as seen from Suresnes, Western Paris, France, September 27, 2015.
A combination of six pictures shows phases of the rising supermoon in the sky in Frankfurt, Germany, early morning September 28, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Sergei Grits
A so-called supermoon is seen at the finish of a lunar eclipse behind an Orthodox church in Turets, Belarus, 110 kilometers (69 miles) west of capital Minsk, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.
Statues are seen silhouetted against the moon in Brussels, Belgium September 26, 2015.
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© AP Photo / Sergei Grits
A flock of birds fly by as a perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
A supermoon rises in the sky over the Rio de La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 27, 2015.
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© AP Photo / J. David Ake
The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument during a lunar eclipse, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.
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Red supermoon seen beyond the Moscow City Business Center, Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2015
The supermoon raises behind seagulls on the beach in Evanston, Illinois, September 26, 2015.
