What was touted as a lunar trifecta marks a lunar eclipse (blood moon), the second full moon in a month (blue moon) and the closest the moon will appear to the Earth in an approximately 28 day cycle (supermoon) on Wednesday.
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The moon moved into the path of the Earth’s shadow about 10.48pm on Wednesday.
Just over an hour later, minutes before midnight, the moon appeared a reddish colour as direct light was blocked by the Earth’s shadow.
When the second full moon was fullest during a moment in eclipse, QVMAG collections and research manager Martin George said.
Because of Tasmania’s time zone, the full moon was visible about 12.30am on February 1.
Mr George reminded anyone who might have a calendar from another country that the timing for astronomical events would change because of the different time zone.