This weekend a supermoon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, making the blood-red spectacle appear bigger and brighter than usual, according to NASA.
The eclipse will start Sunday night at 10:11 p.m. EDT, peak around 10:47 p.m. EDT, and last until 11:23 p.m. EDT.
This kind of event won't happen again until 2033, so you might feel the urge to take some photos.
Bill Ingalls — a senior photographer for NASA — is a pro at photographing the moon, as you can see in these pictures. And in anticipation of this weekend's celestial event, he's shared some basic advice for photographers who want to capture the rare "super blood moon" on camera.
Scroll down to see Ingalls' tips, plus a few others we've rounded up to help you record the rare astronomical event in all its glory.
1. Scout out a location ahead of time.
You'll need a good angle to capture the tiny moon in the sky, according to NASA photographer Bill Ingalls. Sometimes he uses Google Maps or a compass to plot out the perfect spot.
Ingalls uses these tools to map out where the moon will appear in the sky, but you can look up that information for your location on TimeAndDate.com under "moon azimuth."
2. Stay far away from light pollution.
Your photos will turn out a lot less impressive if you photograph the moon from the middle of New York City, for example, than they will if you drive upstate where skies are darker. There's no set distance requirement, but the darker your location, the better.
3. Use a good reference point.
"Don’t make the mistake of photographing the moon by itself with no reference to anything," Ingalls said in a NASA report. A floating orb in the blackness, all by itself, does not look very interesting. Something in the foreground, like a building or a tree, will help for size comparison.
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