Astronomers throughout North America, South America, and some of Europe
and Africa will witness a show 30 years in
the making. It’s a super blood
moon eclipse.
When the moon is at what’s called “perigree,”
it is at its closest distance to Earth, about 226,000 miles, and appears 14% larger
and 30% brighter than it does at its apogee.
Supermoons aren’t exactly uncommon, but
coinciding with a lunar eclipse is a bit more rare. The last time it happened
was in 1982 and it won’t happen again until 2033. What makes this eclipse a
blood moon is the rusty red color the moon takes on. The moon turns blood red
as a result of sunlight being scattered by the atmosphere
of the Earth.
Blood moons have often been viewed
as bad omens by superstitious people. Religious
groups and astrologers think that the moon will be a sure sign of the start of
the end of days. Why super blood eclipse moons haven’t already ended the world
yet isn’t clear. Probably because the color of the moon doesn’t have any
bearing on much of anything here on the Earth.
The eclipse will begin at 9:07 pm (EST) on Sunday and
will be fully eclipsed at 10:12pm. The shadow will begin to recede by 11:22 pm
and the event will end at about 12:26am Monday. No special equipment is needed
to view.
Woow..cant wait to see it..what time is ours coming on
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