Super blue blood moon makes rare appearance
<p>A rare phenomenon in the sky had Long Islanders looking up early this morning.</p>
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Jan 31, 2018, 4:43 PM
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Updated 2,540 days ago
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A rare phenomenon in the sky had Long Islanders looking up early this morning.
People got a glimpse at the rare super blue blood moon that has not been seen by much of the world for more than 150 years.
(Credit: Patty Mede - Smiths Point Bridge)
It's the combination of a "super moon" - which is when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit, a "blue moon" - the second full moon of the month, and a "blood moon" - when the moon passes through the earth's shadow for a total lunar eclipse.
(Credit: Natalia Kolomiets - Copiague)
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