Don’t Miss the Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Lights Up the Sky Tonight
The viewers worldwide are treated to a rare spectacle because the first total lunar eclipse in over 2 years will be observed starting Thursday night until Friday. The blood moon will bathe the moon in a reversed tint of reddish aura, offering a treat to observers in the Americas, western Africa, and Europe, New Zealand, and large parts of Russia.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon are perfectly lined up, with the shadow of the Earth completely covering the moon. The reddish color of the moon is caused by sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere, which scatters blue light and lets red wavelengths light up the lunar surface. Variations in atmospheric conditions like dust or volcanic ash, according to Amanda Bosh, executive director of the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, could affect the exact shade of red.
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The eclipse will take place over a period of six hours, the moon crossing into the outer shadow, or penumbra, of the Earth by 11:56 p.m. The moon enters the faint shadow of the earth, called the penumbra, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday. It enters the umbra at 1:09 a.m., and totality-when the moon will be totally hidden-will commence at 2:25 a.m. and last over an hour. The finish will be at 6:01 a.m.
While the view will be blocked by a winter storm in some areas of the U.S., clear skies will be in places like Florida, the southern Plains, and the desert Southwest. A special gear is not necessary to witness the eclipse, though binoculars or a telescope would increase the experience. Astronomy clubs and planetariums are sponsoring viewing parties, as well as providing online access to live viewing for those unable to see the eclipse in person.
Another total lunar eclipse will take place in September, but the view will be limited to Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia, with a further total eclipse in March 2025.Partial solar eclipses are usually found here in conjunction with lunar ones; there will be one on March 29.
Very few are the instances to witness, eclipsed by other beauty; it encompasses the scenic and the exacting on how the solar system performs itself. Do not miss the chance to take a look at how drastically the moon changes.