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January’s “Super Blood Wolf Moon”


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January’s “Super Blood Wolf Moon” full moon slides into Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse, Jan. 20, 2019 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The eclipse coincides with a supermoon, a full moon that occurs when the natural satellite is at or near its closest point to Earth during its elliptical orbit. Supermoons appear slightly bigger and brighter in the sky than "normal" full moons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)