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Super blue blood moon a sight to behold for those who could see it

The super blue blood moon was super cool for those who could see it.

Moon obscured by clouds in some parts of Saskatchewan, including Regina

The view of a rare super blue blood moon seen from Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)

It was an eclipse, blood red, the second full moon in a month and a super moon; it was a real sight to behold if you could see it.

For parts of Saskatchewan, including Regina, the skies were cloudy and it obfuscated the vision of myriad moon enthusiasts.In Regina, there was no moon to be seen but there was the wind's cold, icy embrace, felt by all who were out.

A super moon is when afull moon happens when the moon is closer than 359,000 kilometresin its orbit.

A blue moon is the secondfull moon in a calendarmonth, a relatively rare occurrence.

The super moon hangs over the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon. (Submitted by Kelly Pankratz)

And during a lunar eclipse, when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow, the moon often appearsred, or a "blood moon."