Astronomers from around the world will be able to see a bloody moon over the weekend as a lunar eclipse moves into Earth orbit.
According to NASA, the semi-eclipse, when the moon is completely submerged in the earth’s cone without touching the voice, the inner part of the earth’s shadow, is expected to begin on Sunday shortly after 21:30 ET, according to NASA. The eclipse of the penumbra leads to the darkening of only part of the moon.
A partial eclipse, when the moon appears to be moving in the dark and part of the moon inside the shadow will look very dark, will occur shortly before 10:30 p.m. ET.
The totality will begin shortly before 11:30 p.m. ET, when the entire moon is in Earth and transforming into a copper-red hue. The totality will end before 1 o’clock on Monday morning, and the penumbra will end at 2:50 o’clock
Residents in the eastern half of the United States and throughout South America will be able to observe each stage of the lunar eclipse, and the aggregate will be visible in much of Africa, Western Europe, Central and South America and most of North America, according to NASA.
A dark environment away from bright light will provide the best viewing conditions.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth and moon align and the moon passes into the earth’s shadow, according to NASA. “Blood Moon” is the term that describes the part of a total lunar eclipse in which all sunrises and sunsets on Earth project onto the surface of the Moon as it passes through the Earth’s shadow, darkens it, and gives it a purple color.
Rayleigh scattering, the same phenomenon that gives the sky a blue color and makes sunsets red, is what makes the moon turn red during an eclipse. Red light, which has longer wavelengths than blue, is seen during a lunar eclipse because the only sunlight reaching the moon passes through the Earth’s atmosphere, according to NASA.
“It’s as if all the sunrises and sunsets in the world are projected onto the moon,” according to the administration.
The more dust or clouds there are in the Earth’s atmosphere during an eclipse, the redder the moon will look.
Clouds are expected from Dallas to Chicago during the eclipse, while scattered clouds will range from Atlanta to New York. NASA will broadcast the total lunar eclipse live.
The next total lunar eclipse will occur on November 8. After that, another total lunar eclipse will not occur until March 13, 2025.
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