On Sunday, Sept. 27, inhabitants in the United States, Europe, Africa, and western Asia were able to view a rare astronomical event — a total lunar eclipse of a “supermoon.”

A supermoon is when a full moon gets as close as possible to the earth, making it appear larger and reddish from earth.

In addition, a lunar eclipse is when the earth, moon, and sun are lined up and the shadow from the earth obscures the moon.

This is the first time that this phenomenon has occurred since 1982, and it will not happen again until 2033.

In the United States the event occurred at exactly 10:11 p.m. and lasted an entire hour.

Senior Jasmine Patrick watched the eclipse with her family.

“It was fascinating,” Patrick said. “I look forward to seeing it again in 2033.”