This month you will see something that hasn’t happened for more than 30 years, and won’t happen again for nearly 20 more. It’s a supermoon and a lunar eclipse at the same time!
It’ll be visible in much of the world on the night of Sept. 27 in North and South America and the morning of Sept. 28 in Europe, Africa and parts of Central Asia.
According to scientists, supermoon is a full moon that takes place when our celestial companion is at its closest point in its elliptical orbit. The NASA video below explains that a supermoon can appear up to 14 percent larger in diameter than a normal full moon.
NASA also created a chart showing where the eclipse will be visible:
The last time a supermoon and lunar eclipse happened at the same time was in 1982. The next won’t occur until 2033.
Source: Huffingtonpost
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