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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Total Eclipse Of The Moon

Those who stayed up late Sunday night were in for a treat. The first total lunar eclipse of the year was visible to people from the Americas, Europe and Africa. The Flower Moon, the May full moon, named as it coincides with the spring blooming season in America, was also a supermoon, making it the Super Flower Blood Moon of …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse

What happened in the sky Sunday night hadn’t occurred in 33 years. And it won’t be visible again for 18 years. What is it? It’s a total supermoon lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, and Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons captured it in these amazing shots. The supermoon total lunar eclipse is a confluence of three things: The moon is full and …


RUSS HONS: Lunar Eclipse

Lots of people are posting photos this morning of the lunar eclipse. I didn’t get up to watch it, but I was up briefly, around 5 a.m ., so I stepped out the front door and snapped a picture as it was happening. This is the first of two lunar eclipses visible this year in the United States. Skywatchers in the western third …