Supermoon turns red as it coincides with total lunar eclipse

Name: Supermoon turns red as it coincides with total lunar eclipse
Uploaded: 2015-09-27T17:59:12.000Z
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Description: The moon is going to turn a rusty shade of red and appear larger than usual in the early hours of the morning of 28 September.

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The moon is going to turn a rusty shade of red and appear larger than usual in the early hours of the morning of 28 September.

This is because there is a total lunar eclipse at the same time as a supermoon.

Daniel Boettcher reports.

Science & Environment

27 September 2015