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Super Blood Wolf Moon View Threatened by Sunday Storm

{CREDIT: NASA.gov] One element of a Super Blood Wolf Moon is a lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a blood moon, because it makes the moon appear red.
{CREDIT: NASA.gov] One element of a Super Blood Wolf Moon is a lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a blood moon, because it makes the moon appear red.
{CREDIT: NASA.gov] One element of a Super Blood Wolf Moon is a lunar eclipse, otherwise known as a blood moon, because it makes the moon appear red.

WARWICK, RI — The Super Blood Wolf Moon, a combination of three celestial events, should be visible throughout New England Sunday under fair weather conditions, but a winter storm Sunday may complicate state-wide viewing events.

What’s a Super Blood Wolf Moon?

First, a super blood wolf moon combines a wolf moon,  a super moon and a blood moon.

A wolf moon is the first full moon of the year, named in colonial times when wolves would howl in hunger outside villages, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

A super moon occurs when a full moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth, its perigee, according to Timeanddate.com.

A blood moon is a lunar eclipse, which makes the moon appear red.

There are two organized viewing events scheduled Sunday night for this series of celestial coincidences:

First, Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus is hosting a viewing event, weather permitting. The campus will open its observatory at for the public to view.

A little further south in Westerly, Frosty Drew Observatory is opening to celebrate the Super Blood Wolf Moon starting at 8:30 p.m. offering excellent views of the eclipse. We will stay on site and open until 3 a.m., after the end of the eclipse.

Another unfortunate coincidence will be a winter storm forecast for Sunday , putting potential night sky-gazers on the alert for unpleasant, but more importantly for those interested in the eclipse, cloudy, weather.

There is a potential for a cloud-laden winter storm Sunday night, according to weather.com. Should the clouds part for a view of the night’s celestial show, adventurers should arrive at Frosty Drew prepared: The chance of rain is reportedly 100 percent.

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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