29-01-2018 20:21 via deseretnews.com

Wednesday's triple treat occurs once in a blue moon

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah sky watchers will get to witness a rare lunar event Tuesday night and into Wednesday known as a blue blood moon, and the Salt Lake Astronomical Society has tips for those wishing to view the event.The full moon will be the second of January, a phenomenon nicknamed a blue moon. It will also be a supermoon, the name given when it is near its closest approach to Earth.And it will also occur at the same time the moon is experiencing a total lunar eclipse.During a lunar ec
Read more »