Sunday, January 20, 2019

Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse


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10:34 p.m.: Partial eclipse begins. Within just a few minutes of this time, you should see a first dark bite out of the left side of the moon—the moon entering the “umbra,” Earth’s dark central shadow.

10:34 p.m. to 11:41 p.m.: Deeper into the umbra. The curved edge of the umbra proves our planet is round. (In telescopes, the umbra is eerie to watch creeping across each lunar crater and mountain in turn — and may have a blue border). As ever more of the moon gets covered, you may see the first traces of red in the umbra and, if you’re many miles from city lights, the stars coming out by the thousands.

11:41 p.m.: Total eclipse begins. For the next 62 minutes much of the totally eclipsed moon should look some shade of red but other colors may be present too and the moon’s upper edge should be brighter, maybe even with some yellow.

12:12 a.m.: Mid-eclipse.
12:44 a.m.: Total eclipse ends. The first sliver of moon exiting the umbra may look spectacularly bright and yellow. The rest of the eclipse is somewhat anticlimactic with the umbra moving off (partial eclipse ends at 1:51 a.m.), last visibility of penumbra (around 2:15 a.m.) and penumbra off moon (2:50 a.m.).

https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/columns/here-s-how-to-watch-tonight-s-total-lunar-eclipse/article_5844692f-2a09-501f-8f43-961db6c3de87.html

Lunar Trifecta

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