World marvels as rare supermoon eclipse unfolds MORE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
A full moon, a supermoon and a lunar eclipse coincided for a few hours Sunday in a combination that has only happened five times since 1900.
Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon.
Those in the United States, Europe, Africa and western Asia can view the coupling, weather permitting, Sunday night or early Monday.
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Photo by FGGAM Writer Jeanne Deschaine Theriault