Photos: Super blue blood moon eclipse 2018

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Photos: Super blue blood moon eclipse 2018

The moon gave stargazers a show as it was not only the second full moon of the month, or a blue moon, but was the closest point to the Earth in its orbit.

The supermoon rises over Midtown Atlanta.

The moon rises in a rare phenomena that combines a supermoon, a Blue Moon and a total lunar eclipse as seen in Legazpi city, Albay province around 200 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The moon rises in a phenomena that combined a supermoon, a Blue Moon and a total lunar eclipse as seen in Legazpi city, Albay province around 200 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The full moon is seen over the Olympic rings on display at the Peace Gate at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Statue of Liberty is backdropped by a supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The full moon is seen over the Peace Gate at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

An airplane passes the full moon on its final approach before landing in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Hong Kong stargazer uses telescope to observe the moon along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong stargazers use telescopes to observe the moon along the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

The Statue of Liberty and the Staten Island Ferry are backdropped by a supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Photographers stand at a fence outside the Brooklyn cruise terminal to photograph the supermoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in New York. The supermoon, which is the final of three consecutive supermoons, also experience lunar eclipse as it set over the horizon, but only a partial eclipse was visible in the East Coast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A full moon rises behind the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand , Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A lunar eclipse is seen near Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn't been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won't occur until 2037. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A plane passes by as the moon sets over trees during a phenomena that combined a supermoon, a blue moon and a lunar eclipse in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Only a partial eclipse was visible on the East Coast.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

A lunar eclipse is seen in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn't been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won't occur until 2037. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The shadow of the earth passes through the moon during a total lunar eclipse over Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The full moon shines over a monument dedicated to Red Army heroes in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The full blue moon was seen as a Supermoon over Russia Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yevgeny Uvarov)

The shadow of the earth passes through the moon during a total lunar eclipse over Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda photographed from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

The supermoon begins to disappear over the Warwick River early Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 near Newport News, Va. (Rob Ostermaier/The Daily Press via AP)

A rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' is seen behind the U.S. flag at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should have good viewing, too, along with Russia. The U.S. East Coast, Europe and most of South America and Africa are out of luck for the eclipse. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

A rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' is seen behind the flags of U.S. and California State at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should have good viewing, too, along with Russia. The U.S. East Coast, Europe and most of South America and Africa are out of luck for the eclipse. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

A rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' is seen behind a ferris wheel at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

The moon passes into the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

People use telescopes to observe the lunar eclipse in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

The moon passes into the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as a super blue blood moon and a lunar eclipse shows up in the sky in Phoenix, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. In a rare lunar occurrence, a blue moon has synced up with a super moon and a total lunar eclipse. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The moon rises above decoration on a roof, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

The moon turns a reddish hue as it passes through the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

People take photos a rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. also had good viewing, along with Russia. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

A rare occurrence called a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' sets behind Santa Monica Mountains is seen at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should have good viewing, too, along with Russia. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

The moon rises above decoration on a roof, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

The moon exhibits a phnomena that combined a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse as seen in Legazpi city, Albay province around 200 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The moon exhibits a phenomena that combined a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse as seen in Legazpi city, Albay province around 200 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The moon passes through the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Birds take flight as a blue moon, supermoon and a total lunar eclipse sets behind the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. A total lunar eclipse is also called a blood moon because of its red hue. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

The city landmark weather vane in the form of an Angel, fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the moon partially covered by earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon.(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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The supermoon rises over Midtown Atlanta.

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