Much of the world observed a rare Supermoon Eclipse Sunday.  In the Northeastern United States a partial eclipse could be seen starting at 10:11 PM and evolved into a  full eclipse that continued until 11:23 PM.  The last portion of the eclipse ended at 12:27 Monday morning.

A Supermoon occurs once a year and combined with this being a full perigee moon it is also called a "Blood Moon" because it gives off a reddish, copper-like appearance.  A full perigee moon is when the moon is closest to the earth.  A Supermoon at this time appears 14 percent larger and as much as 30 percent brighter.

The last Supermoon occurred in 1982.  The next Supermoon won't happen until 2033.  Some residents of the Greater Binghamton area were able to see the event clearly while others only had intermittent sightings due to cloud cover.

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