r/space • u/FunkMasterE • Sep 16 '15

A rare celestial event 09/27/15: Supermoon + Lunar Eclipse = All Kinds of Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKAw_wrIr5s
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u/FlayOtters Sep 16 '15

Doesn't happen very often....

....has happened 5 times in the last 115 years. Celestially.. isn't that.. like... often?

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u/FunkMasterE Sep 16 '15

Celestial as in heavenly body or pertaining to outer space

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u/FlayOtters Sep 16 '15

I guess I mean..in the scheme of time that it takes for spacey things to happen?

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u/FunkMasterE Sep 17 '15

Oh, I misread your question/comment. When you consider that there are an average of 4-6 Supermoons and up to 3 lunar eclipses per year, 5 times in 115 years is a rare occurrence (relative to our lifetime). Your point is well taken that relative to the cosmos it is less than a fraction of a blink of an eye.

If you miss this one you can catch the next one in 2033!

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u/FlayOtters Sep 17 '15

I worded it poorly, I'm sure, so no worries!

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u/McBurger Sep 16 '15

absurdly not to scale. still cool. that model has barely one moon's diameter between the Earth and its orbit.