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Supermoon lunar eclipse sightings around the world

A surfer goes airborne off a wave as the super blue blood moon eclipse sets over the Huntington Beach pier.

A surfer goes airborne off a wave as the super blue blood moon eclipse sets over the Huntington Beach pier.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jan. 31, 2018 6:48 AM PT

Super Blue Blood Moon

A rare Super Blue Blood Moon sets over downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning. The Blue Moon, a total lunar eclipse and a super moon all at the same time will occur again in 2037.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Super moon

The moon passes into the earth’s shadow during a lunar eclipse as a super blue blood moon sets over the downtown Los Angeles skyline as seen from the 43th Street Bridge in Los Angeles.

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Super moon

A blood moon over the downtown Los Angeles from the 43th Street Bridge.

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Lunar eclipse

The moon is seen behind the U.S. flag in Santa Monica.

(Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press)

Lunar eclipse

The eclipse begins above Topeka, Kan.

(Orlin Wagner / Associated Press)

Lunar eclipse

The eclipsing moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York.

(EPA/Shutterstock)

Lunar eclipse

The lunar eclipse in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

(Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press)

Super moon

The “supermoon” rises over Perth, Australia.

(Richard Wainwright / EPA/Shutterstock)

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