What is uncommon is for a total lunar eclipse to coincide with a Supermoon. While the event is rare, scientists can predict it; but your next opportunity to see this celestial wonder won’t be until 2033.
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A lunar eclipse typically puts on an even greater show.
Although NASA has already dismissed theories of asteroids striking the earth and other cataclysmic catastrophes, many religious groups are urging their followers to look seriously upon next week’s Blood Moon lunar eclipse, global Business Times reported.
If rain or clouds end up blocking your view of this eclipse, or if you happen to be in a part of the world that won’t have a good vantage point to see it, there’s still hope. He said studying the surface of the moon is a natural laboratory for investigation to see what was happening just after the planets formed. The last time this happened was 1982.
What do you think about the blood moon doomsday prophecies? “The moon orbits the earth every 28 days on a slightly rugby-ball sized path. The very closest supermoon is called a proxigee”.
Comparison of the size of the Sept 27 perigee moon with the March 5 apogee moon.
The total lunar eclipse will be visible from the United States, Canada, South America, most of Europe, and western Africa, Rumstay explained. Temperatures plummet rapidly as the Moon enters Earth’s shadow – almost 280 degrees in a matter of minutes. This event occurs when the moon is directly opposite the sun, and therefore passes through the Earth’s shadow – aka a lunar eclipse. And within one week’s time period, we will be able to gaze at an eclipse of this enlarged moon in the night sky. At this position, a Super Moon will look bigger and brighter than when it’s higher up in the sky because you can compare the apparent size of the Super Moon with the surrounding landscape – hills, trees and buildings.
You might notice a slight shading on the lower edge of the full Harvest Moon when it rises at 6:51 p.m. Sunday night.
According to NASA, the total eclipse will begin 9:11 p.m. CDT Sunday, September 27th. There’s no danger to your eyes as there is in a solar eclipse.
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The event will take place only under clear skies. The Moon won’t be invisible because light passing through our atmosphere will illuminate it dimly.
