What a great way to end the month of January. 

For the first time in 152 years, a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse will coincide. Skywatchers in Alaska, the Hawaiian islands and the western part of North America had the best view of the rare “Super Blue Blood Moon”.

Unfortunately, thick clouds created a challenge for those who wanted to observe the super blue blood moon in the Lake St. Louis area on Wednesday.  

This event coincides with a total lunar eclipse, which is often referred as a “blood moon” because the moon turns a reddish color when it passes through Earth’s shadow. The moon will be 16 percent brighter than usual and 7 percent larger.

The Super Blue Blood Moon was visible before sunrise in North America, Alaska and Hawaii around 6:30-7 a.m. Central Time.

Moonset for Lake Saint Louis is at 7:08 a.m. The partial eclipse began at 5:48 a.m. while the total eclipse begins 6:51 a.m. If you were lucky, you may have caught a quick glimpse of the moon but it with heavy clouds was too difficult to see any noticeable difference.