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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Andrew Griffin

Super blue blood Moon - latest updates: Australia to experience rare lunar event first

The super blue blood moon is about to arrive.

Australia will get the first glimpse of the full event, as it spreads across the world. Much of Asia and America will get a look – though the UK, Europe and Africa will miss out on seeing the blood moon, or lunar eclipse.

They will, however, get to see the supermoon. And as well as being much bigger and brighter than normal it will also be second full moon of the month, making it a blue moon.

Taken together, that's a series of celestial events that haven't been seen for decades.

Here's all the latest updates as the sight makes its way around the world, and as all the best pictures, videos and live streams start to arrive.

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