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Photos: Sunday Night's Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
Go outside and look. If you can't, view our slideshow of images shared in the Chicago area on Twitter and Instagram.
On Sunday night, people across the United States witnessed a sight not seen since 1982: The supermoon lunar eclipse, which won’t occur again until 2033. People throughout the Chicago area gazed into the sky, and some captured amazing photos and shared on social media.
A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. The moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a reddish glow on the moon. (We’re actually in the middle of a cycle of three supermoons in a row. The first showed up Aug. 29, and the last will be Oct. 27.)
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