On January 31, all with their noses upwards to observe the 'super blue blood moon' phenomenon. This is a total lunar eclipse at the time of a full blue moon, when our natural satellite will be almost at the closest point to Earth. If the weather conditions are favorable, the show will be breathtaking. “We will be able to see, during the eclipse, the reflections on the lunar surface of all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth,” explains Sarah Noble, a NASA scientist. This phenomenon results from a "rare alignment of three astronomical cycles," notes Jason Aufdenberg, adjunct professor of astronomy at Embry-Riddle Air Force University, Florida. The expression 'Blue Moon' indicates a second full Moon in a month, a phenomenon that occurs on average every two and a half years. The eclipse will only arrive 27 hours after the Moon reaches its closest orbital point to our planet, called the perigee, producing almost a 'super Moon.
