'Super moon,' 'blue moon,' 'lunar eclipse' to rise in Seoul tonight
/ Yonhap
By Park Si-soo
Three rare astronomical shows -- a super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse -- will embellish Seoul’s Wednesday night sky. It will be their first synchronized occurrence in 36 years that can be seen with the naked eye, the Korea Meteorological Administration said.
The lunar eclipse is expected to start at 8:48 p.m. and reach totality at 9:51 p.m. The eclipse will continue through 11:08 p.m. when the moon will start escaping from the earth’s shadow. It will be completely clear at 1:10 a.m. In the process, people under clear skies will be able to see the “super moon” and “blue moon” with the naked eye, the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute said.
A super moon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being closest to the Earth. A blue moon is when a second full moon occurs in a calendar month.
The institute will live-stream what some scientists call a “once-in-a-lifetime” show on its Facebook page (
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