A rare blood supermoon is set to light up New Zealand's sky on Wednesday night. People are in for a spectacular sight on Wednesday, with a blood supermoon set to light up the night sky. It's thought this will be the first time in nearly 40 years since New Zealanders saw the astronomical phenomenon of a blood supermoon – where a total lunar eclipse happens at the same time as a supermoon. A blood supermoon is a combination of three factors: a full moon, the Moon being at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and a total lunar eclipse. Matt Cardy/Getty Images A super blue blood moon seen in February, 2018 in Somerset, England.

Source: Stuff May 25, 2021 07:07 UTC