and will be a supermoon, though it won’t be a blue moon. 21, 2019 lunar eclipse will be visible throughout all of the U.S. 31 lunar eclipse, you’ll have to wait almost another year for the next opportunity in North America. Weather permitting, eclipse fans in Hawaii will experience the lunar eclipse from start to finish, as will skywatchers in Alaska, Australia and eastern Asia. At 4:51 a.m., totality will begin, with best viewing between about 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. local time, and the Moon will set shortly after 7 a.m.Ĭalifornians and viewers in western Canada will be treated to the total eclipse phase from start to finish, though the penumbral shadow will pass after the Moon has set. The peak of the blood moon eclipse is at about 6:30 a.m. In the Rocky Mountain region, the show begins as the umbra touches the edge of the Moon at 4:48 a.m. “Again, you’ll have more success if you can go to a high place with a clear view to the West.” “So if you live in Kansas City or Chicago, your best viewing will be from about 6:15-6:30 a.m,” said Johnston. The eclipse will be harder to see in the lightening pre-dawn sky, and the Moon will set after 7:00 a.m. CST the Earth's reddish shadow will be clearly noticeable on the Moon. CST the penumbra - or lighter part of Earth’s shadow – will touch the Moon. If you live in the Central time zone, viewing will be better, since the action begins when the Moon is higher in the western sky. and get to a high place to watch the start of the eclipse-make sure you have a clear line of sight to the horizon in the west-northwest, opposite from where the Sun will rise,” said Johnston. “So your best opportunity if you live in the East is to head outside about 6:45 a.m. EST, but the Moon will set less than a half-hour later. The darker part of Earth’s shadow will begin to blanket part of the Moon with a reddish tint at 6:48 a.m. So for viewers in New York or Washington, D.C., the Moon will enter the outer part of Earth’s shadow at 5:51 a.m., but Johnston says it won’t be all that noticeable. While viewers along the East Coast will see only the initial stages of the eclipse before moonset, those in the West and Hawaii will see most or all of the lunar eclipse phases before dawn. 31, 2018 “super blue blood moon” (weather permitting) are depicted in Pacific Time with “moonset” times for major cities across the U.S., which affect how much of the event viewers will see. The eclipse begins at 5:51 AM ET, as the Moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east.” “Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the Eastern time zone. “Weather permitting, the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” said Johnston. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the “super blue blood moon” can be seen during moonrise in the morning on the 31st. If you live in North America, Alaska, or Hawaii, the eclipse will be visible before sunrise on Jan. While the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a “blood moon.” It’s also the second full moon of the month, commonly known as a “blue moon.” The super blue moon will pass through Earth’s shadow to give viewers in the right location a total lunar eclipse. 31 full moon is special for three reasons: it’s the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit - known as perigee - and about 14 percent brighter than usual. “Set your alarm early and go out and take a look.” “For the (continental) U.S., the viewing will be best in the West,” said Gordon Johnston, program executive and lunar blogger at NASA Headquarters in Washington. You can also follow at Weather permitting, the NASA TV broadcast will feature views from the varying vantage points of telescopes at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and the University of Arizona’s Mt. 31, a live feed of the Moon will be offered on NASA TV and /live. 31 for a lunar trifecta: a pre-dawn “super blue blood moon.”īeginning at 5:30 a.m. If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday, Jan.
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