Stargazers across Lincoln have been sending in their stunning photographs of the blood red “supermoon” in the skies above the city in the early hours of Monday, September 28.
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When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it appears bigger and brighter than usual and is known as a supermoon. It was a bad night to have clouds obscuring the view, as the last total eclipse that had these qualities occurred in 1982, and the next won’t happen until 2033.
Images from France, Argentina and the United States, among others, capture the progression of the lunar eclipse to a striking red finale.
The resulting “supermoon” appeared 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than when at apogee, the farthest point – which is about 49,900km from perigee.
Sunday’s lunar eclipse also marked the fourth total lunar eclipse since April 2014. The total eclipse started at 10:11 p.m. EDT (0211 GMT) and lasted for 72 minutes, in a dramatic event visible to people throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, western Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean region.
Unlike solar eclipses in which the Sun’s rays can damage the eyes, lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye.
The moon will rise at 6:55PM. from the east, with the sun setting at 6:59PM.in the west. We will see most of the moon within the dark umbra of Earth as it rises. Lunar eclipses are unique in that no one can predict what color the Moon will turn during totality.
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FOX 32 viewers sent in their view of the supermoon.
