Australia, which has just seen off a solar eclipse, will welcome Aquarian meteor showers and a penumbral lunar eclipse in early May. Aquarian meteors The annual Aquarian meteor shower will be most active on May 5 and 6, and there may be more meteors than usual in 2023, according to some scientists. Aquarian meteor shower…
Scarlet-Colored Moon Expected During Sunday’s Total Lunar Eclipse
LOS ANGELES—Weather permitting, the full moon will appear blood red tonight during a total lunar eclipse—and the Griffith Observatory will be open for on-site public viewing. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly and completely into the dark inner shadow, or umbra, cast by the Earth. During this activity, 100 percent of…
Total Eclipse of the Super Moon to Grace the Heavens Mid-May, 2022 — Here’s What You Need to Know:
This month’s full moon will be what’s called a “super moon” — a full moon appearing its largest, at its closest to the Earth — the first of just a handful in 2022, which on May 15–16 will coincide with another celestial event: a total lunar eclipse. One of four super moons this year, May’s has…
Almost Total Lunar Eclipse Delights Mexico Friends
A group of amateur astronomers braved the cold weather and gathered on a rooftop in Mexico City to watch Friday’s lunar eclipse. Cloudy skies in the capital only allowed short glimpses of what was the longest lunar eclipse in almost 1,000 years but, every break in the clouds showed a little bit of a beautiful…
Partial Lunar Eclipse on Thursday Night Is the Longest in 580 Years
A partial lunar eclipse overnight on Thursday will be the longest one in more than 500 years, according to astronomers. The event’s total duration is expected to last 3 hours and 28 minutes, the longest in about 580 years, confirmed the Holcomb Observatory in Indianapolis and other astronomers this week. The “nearly total” lunar eclipse is expected to…
Beaver Moon Lunar Eclipse 2021: When and How To Watch in North America This Week
The next lunar eclipse—also known as a “Beaver Moon”—will be visible across North America in the early hours of Friday and is set to be the longest of the century—and the longest in nearly 600 years. According to NASA, this year’s Beaver Moon will be at its fullest at 4:02 a.m. on the morning of…
Unreal Photos Show ‘Super Blood Moon’ During Total Lunar Eclipse Across the Pacific
Early Wednesday morning, both sides of the Pacific witnessed an extraordinary celestial sight of notable rarity, when the largest supermoon of 2021 coincided with a total lunar eclipse. Adding to the stellar spectacle, a deep, reddish glow was cast upon the lunar disc due to an atmospheric effect—a phenomenon which gives rise to the moniker:…
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