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Coffee Break: Super Flower Blood Moon

The lunar eclipse is seen in Santa Monica, Calif.
The lunar eclipse is seen in Santa Monica, Calif.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images, via NPR

by Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel

May 26, 2021

When you look up at the night sky this week, if the conditions are clear, you can enjoy an astonishing view of what is being called the "Super Flower Blood Moon" -- a supermoon in full lunar eclipse that will appear blood red as it aligns with the sun and Earth and passes fully into Earth's shadow.

The lunar eclipse is now underway but if you can't see it or hate the out of doors, you can livestream it.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear in honor of the Super Flower Blood Moon?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Pearl Jam - Superblood Wolfmoon
Black Pumas - Black Moon Rising
Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
Phony Ppl - Why iii Love The Moon
EL VY - Return To The Moon
Phantogram - Howling At The Moon
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon