Super Blue Blood Moon 超级蓝血月

Singapore

新加坡

Tonight it is the turn of Asia to see three astronomical wonders occurring simultaneously, namely "Super Moon", "Blue Moon" and "Blood Moon".

今晚轮到亚洲能观赏到三个天文奇景同时发生，即“超级月亮”、“蓝月”和“血月”。

The same phenomenon last occurred in 1844, or 174 years ago, when it was seen in the eastern part of the United States.

上一次这同一现象是发生在1844年，即174年前，当时能在美国的东部观赏到。

The "Super Blue Blood Moon" starts at 7.48pm and ends at 11.11pm.

此次“超级蓝血月”将从晚上7时48分开始一直到11时11分结束。

"Super Moon", the moon is the closest to the Earth.

“超级月亮”，即月亮距离地球最靠近。

It happens every 14 months.

每14个月才会发生一次。

At this moment, the moon is about 7% larger than usual and brighter.

此时的月亮比平时大7%左右，也更明亮。

"Blue Moon", does not mean that the moon is blue, but is named because of its rarity.

“蓝月”，并不是指月亮是蓝色的，而是因其罕见而得名。

The English idiom "once in a blue moon" is the origin of this.

英文成语 "once in a blue moon" 就是这样由来的。

Generally, a full moon only occurs once a month, , but if it occurs twice then that is "blue moon".

一般上每个月只有一次满月，但如出现两次即称“蓝月”。

The "Blue Moon" will appear only once every 32 months.

而“蓝月”即每32个月才会出现一次。

"Blood moon", is the total eclipse of the moon.

“血月”，即月全食。

At this time, the sun, the earth and the moon are exactly aligned in a straight line.

此时的太阳、地球与月球恰好排成一条直线。

During the total eclipse of the moon, the moon appears reddish in colour.

在月全食当儿，月亮会呈现红色。

The reason for being reddish is that it is illuminated by sunlight filtered and refracted by the earth's atmosphere.

会呈红色的原因是它被太阳光过滤和被地球大气折射照亮所形成。