January 2018 Astronomical Events Including Supermoon and Lunar Eclipse

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January 2018 features two Supermoons on January 1st and 31st, with the latter coinciding with a full lunar eclipse (Blood Moon). The Quadrantids Meteor Shower peaks on the night of January 3rd and early morning of January 4th. The New Moon on January 17th is the best time for celestial viewing.

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• “The New Year was ushered in with the brilliant, silvery reflection of a Supermoon on January 1st... The New Moon of January 17th will be the best time for viewing celestial bodies... January ends with a spectacular last, Supermoon of 2018 will occur on January 31st... the crossing of the Moon into the umbra of the Earth.” — The Islands Grapevine – January 4th, 2018 (January 4th, 2018)

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