Tuesday night's supermoon rises over Colby College and the Miller Library tower in Waterville. Skygazers Tuesday were treated to a rare lunar trifecta, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night. The harvest moon is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, while a supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
Skygazers were treated to a rare lunar trifecta Tuesday night, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night, as pictured from Waterville. The harvest moon is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, while a supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth. Here, the partial eclipse can be seen as a shadow on the top of the moon.
Tuesday night's supermoon rises over Colby College and the Miller Library tower in Waterville, and reflects off Johnson Pond. Skygazers Tuesday were treated to a rare lunar trifecta, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night. The harvest moon is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, while a supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon shines through the tower that’s part of the Thayer Hospital campus in Waterville Tuesday night. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon shines behind the tower that’s part of the Thayer Hospital campus in Waterville Tuesday night. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon rises over the 2 Cent Bridge in Waterville before a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
Tuesday's supermoon rises over Grove Street in Waterville. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon rises over the 2 Cent Bridge in Waterville before a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon rises over the 2 Cent Bridge in Waterville before a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth.
The supermoon rises over Winslow before a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night.
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