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There’s A Super Blood Moon Total Eclipse Tonight; Here’s How To Watch It
January 20, 2019
There’s a total lunar eclipse Sunday night, and the North Escambia area will have perfect viewing weather.
Grab a jacket — it’s going to be clear and cold as temperatures plummet through the 30’s with a slight north wind.
It’s the only total lunar eclipse of 2019. Visible for its entirety in the U.S., this eclipse is being referred to by some as a super blood moon – “super” because the Moon will be closest to Earth in its orbit during the full moon and “blood” because the total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a reddish hue.
The real show begins at 9:33 p.m. As the moon moves into the darker shadow, significant darkening of the Moon will be noticeable. Some say that during this part of the eclipse, the moon looks as if it has had a bite taken out of it. That “bite” gets bigger and bigger as the moon moves deeper into the shadow.
As the moon moves completely into the earth’s shadow at 10:41 p.m., something interesting happens: The moon begins to turn reddish-orange. The reason for this phenomenon? Earth’s atmosphere. As sunlight passes through it, the small molecules that make up our atmosphere scatter blue light, which is why the sky appears blue. This leaves behind mostly red light that bends, or refracts, into earth’s shadow. We can see the red light during an eclipse as it falls onto the moon in earth’s shadow. This same effect is what gives sunrises and sunsets a reddish-orange color.
The moment of greatest eclipse, when it’s halfway over, will be at 11:12 p.m.
The end of the total eclipse is at 11:43 p.m. That’s when the “bite” appearance returns and the visible slice of the moon becomes brighter. Most of the show is over about 12:50 a.m. Monday, and the end of the eclipse is 1:48 a.m.
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3 Responses to “There’s A Super Blood Moon Total Eclipse Tonight; Here’s How To Watch It”
..sounds like fun..I will be out there for sure..
I say “WHAATT” every time I listen to news on TV. Amazing how much nonsense broadcasters can come up with on a daily basis.
SOMETIMES ya just gotta shake your head and say, “WHAAATTTT”??
Heard on the moving pictures news this morning that observers of this LUNAR Eclipse will Not have to wear Eye Protection.
Y’all the only Lunar Eclipses that my years (many) have known take place at Night.
Of course we do have some who think it’s cool to wear a blindfold while walking or driving. Lord where IS this world headed? Help.
We will bundle up and grab the grands to see this Beautiful Natural Happening with all Credit and Honor to our Creator for giving us a wonderful show.