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Countdown to the Rare Super Blue Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Is On

By: West Oceanfront Editors January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

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Crank up the Van Morrison and sing along to “Moondance” because early this Wednesday morning, Southern California will become the hottest spot for the coolest lunar eclipse since well, the mid-1800s. Starting at 3:41 a.m. Wednesday, a Super Blue Blood Moon will rise majestically in our fair sky, peaking at 5:29 a.m. By 6:07 a.m.…

Supermoon over Newport Beach

By: West Oceanfront Editors December 4, 2017December 4, 2017

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Like a Van Morrison song slowly building, the Supermoon ascended then loomed large across the Newport Beach skyline tonight, the first and only Supermoon of 2017. Spectators collected along the sand by Newport Bay, cameras at the ready, as the glowing orb rose above the buildings east of the beach.