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Supermoon eclipse captivates stargazers (Photos)

Ginger Whitaker | gwhitaker@wtop.com

September 27, 2015, 10:50 PM

Clouds obscure the so-called supermoon before a lunar eclipse Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Chicago. It’s the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
People watch as a so-called supermoon begins to rise in Mississauga, Ontario, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday since 1982 that a total lunar eclipse was combined with a supermoon. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP
Clint Brown of Mason City, Iowa, mounts the head on his father’s combine as the so-called supermoon rises on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday since 1982 that a total lunar eclipse was combined with a supermoon. (Arian Schuessler/Globe-Gazette via AP)
Arian Schuessler/Globe-Gazette via AP
A super moon rises over the Lower Fox Creek School near Strong City, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday since 1982 that a total lunar eclipse was combined with a supermoon. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP
A so-called supermoon rises in the sky before a total lunar eclipse at Wrigley Field, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Chicago. It was the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
The supermoon eclipse is seen here from central New York on Sept. 27, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Marks)
The supermoon eclipse is seen here from central New York on Sept. 27, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Marks)
Courtesy Steve Marks
The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument on a cloudy night in Washington, Sunday, Sept, 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
AP Photo/J. David Ake
A super moon rises behind a grazing cow in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
A super moon rises behind a grazing cow in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
AP Photo/Orlin Wagner
A totally eclipsed super moon rises beyond a U.S. flag Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A totally eclipsed super moon rises beyond a U.S. flag Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Earth’s shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon as the total lunar eclipse begins to clear Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Earth’s shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse as pasts behind a statue called Horse by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili
Earth’s shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili
Earth’s shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse over the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The rare confluence has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled to issue a statement cautioning the faithful to not get caught up in speculation about a major calamity. It’s the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (Lennie Mahler/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Lennie Mahler/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
Earth’s shadow obscures the view of the so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse as steam near oil refineries rises in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP
This four picture combo taken over a one hour period shows the so-called supermoon in various stages as it changes from almost full to almost totally eclipsed above Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
People sit on Spanish Banks Beach as the so-called supermoon rises during a lunar eclipse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
Earth’s shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse over state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It’s the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won’t again until 2033. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
The Earth’s shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse over Antwerp, Belgium, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
A “blood moon”, casts its glow over a Christian Orthodox church in Anthoupolis, a suburb of Nicosia in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. A lunar eclipse has given the moon a red tint and makes it appear larger than usual. The rare confluence of an eclipse and supermoon won’t happen again for 18 years. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
A super moon pasts behind a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, before a total lunar eclipse, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept.28, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
A super moon pasts behind a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, before a total lunar eclipse, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept.28, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
AP Photo/Claude Paris
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
(AP Photo/Claude Paris)
A flock of birds fly by as perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises above a medieval castle in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a “Super Moon” eclipse that will occur on Monday, Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
AP Photo/Sergei Grits
People watch a full moon rising in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a “Super Moon” eclipse that will occur during moonset on Monday morning, Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
AP Photo/Gero Breloer
A full moon rises between clouds in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a “Super Moon” eclipse that will occur during moonset on Monday morning, Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
AP Photo/Gero Breloer
People watch a perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a “Super Moon” eclipse that will occur on Monday, Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
AP Photo/Sergei Grits
A full moon silhouettes television and radio antennas on Boutilier Mountain, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, early Sunday Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a “Super Moon” eclipse that will occur Sunday night. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery
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The supermoon eclipse is seen here from central New York on Sept. 27, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Marks)
A super moon rises behind a grazing cow in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
A totally eclipsed super moon rises beyond a U.S. flag Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A super moon pasts behind a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, before a total lunar eclipse, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept.28, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

WASHINGTON – Eyes were turned to the sky Sunday night as a total lunar eclipse and a supermoon combined for a rare sight. The view was cloudy for some in the D.C. region, but others were able to watch the celestial treat.

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