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Best places to see super blood moon in Perth – The West Australian
Here are the best places in Perth to see the rare astronomical phenomenon and how to snap the best picture.
Perth stargazers are hoping todays cloud cover will clear in time to catch a glimpse of the rare super blood moon this evening.
A super blood moon is when a total lunar eclipse (or blood moon) happens at the same time as the super moon which appears brighter and bigger.
Perth Observatory spokesman Matt Woods said the eclipse would begin at 5.45pm WA time but the best time to see it would be from 7.11pm.
That is when the moon is completely in what is called the umbra or inner shadow of the earth,…
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