(If you get any pictures of the lunar eclipse, please send them in then watch 13News!)We will have a total eclipse of the moon during the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 28th.
The event is widely visible from the United States and Canada as well as South America, the Pacific Ocean, western Asia and Australia. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.
An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial eclipse is seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbral shadow, then a total eclipse of the Moon occurs.
3 comments:
Would of been nice if the time was posted also. I heard 4am and I looked and nothing is happening yet.
Check again...
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I did look outside about 1 a.m. and the moon was huge and reflecting enough light to cast shadows. Very bright.
Stepped outside to look again at about 5 and the eclipse was in progress.
Very cool. No clue how to photograph an eclipse of the moon in the dark tho - I'll leave that to the professional photogs.
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