Super blue blood moon after 35 years: Here are some amazing pictures of the rare cosmic event

It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen
The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen
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Super Moon is where the moon is closest to the earth while orbiting it with a negligible 10 Per cent increase in size. (Photo: The full moon sets behind the trees along Jake's Landing in Dennis Township, N.J. Dale Gerhard. | AP)
Super Moon is where the moon is closest to the earth while orbiting it with a negligible 10 Per cent increase in size. (Photo: The full moon sets behind the trees along Jake's Landing in Dennis Township, N.J. Dale Gerhard. | AP)
Lunar eclipse as seen in Tokyo, today. Much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. (Photo: AP)
Lunar eclipse as seen in Tokyo, today. Much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. (Photo: AP)
A full moon rises beside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand , Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (Photo: AP)
A full moon rises beside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand , Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (Photo: AP)
Different views of moon during Lunar eclipse in Shivamogga on Wednesday. (Photo: EPS/Shimoga Nandan)
Different views of moon during Lunar eclipse in Shivamogga on Wednesday. (Photo: EPS/Shimoga Nandan)
The eclipsing blood moon appears above the statue of Kansa Warrior Ad Astra atop the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. (Photo: AP)
The eclipsing blood moon appears above the statue of Kansa Warrior Ad Astra atop the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. (Photo: AP)
A view of super moon from Mysuru during the lunar eclipse today. (Photo: EPS/ Udayashankar S)
A view of super moon from Mysuru during the lunar eclipse today. (Photo: EPS/ Udayashankar S)
Experts helping a boy to look through telescope. (Photo:EPS/Dinesh Kumar)
Experts helping a boy to look through telescope. (Photo:EPS/Dinesh Kumar)
Many people thronged to Chamundi Hill to witness the glimpse of super moon during the lunar eclipse in Mysuru today. (Photo:EPS/Udayashankar S)
Many people thronged to Chamundi Hill to witness the glimpse of super moon during the lunar eclipse in Mysuru today. (Photo:EPS/Udayashankar S)
Spectators watching the super blue blood moon. (Photo:EPS/Dinesh Kumar)
Spectators watching the super blue blood moon. (Photo:EPS/Dinesh Kumar)

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