Sky watchers got a rare sight on Wednesday morning, when the moon appeared over Cortez as a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse.
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>The supermoon over Cortez. A supermoon is a moon that appears to its largest to observers because its elliptical orbit is closer to Earth. Photographed on Jan. 31, 2018, at 4:15 a.m., at Totten Lake, Cortez, Colorado.<br><br>Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/8000, ISO 1000
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>The supermoon enters the Earth’s penumbra, a partial shadow created by an incomplete alignment between sun, Earth and moon to begin the lunar eclipse. Photographed Jan. 31, 2018, at 5:30 a.m. at Totten Lake in Cortez, Colorado.<br><br>Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/8000, ISO 1000
Emily Rice/The Journal <br>The supermoon enters the Earth’s umbra, the dark circular shadow of Earth’s spherical shape projected by more exact alignment of the sun, Earth and moon to further the lunar eclipse. Photographed Jan. 31, 2018, at 5:40 a.m. at Totten Lake in Cortez, Colorado.<br><br>Photo exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/3200, ISO 800
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>The supermoon is swallowed by the Earth’s umbra, the dark circular shadow of Earth’s spherical shape projected by more exact alignment of the sun, Earth and moon. Photographed Jan. 31, 2018, at 5:45 a.m. at Totten Lake in Cortez, Colorado.<br><br>Photo exposure: Nikon D300, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/8. 1/500, ISO 500
Emily Rice/The Journal<br>The supermoon, totally immersed inside Earth’s projected shadow appears to glow red. Photographed Jan. 31, 2018, at 5:55 a.m. from Totten Lake in Cortez, Colorado. <br><br>Exposure: Nikon D3000, Sigma 18-300 lens, tripod, f/6.3. 1/8, ISO 2000
