Super Blood Wolf Lunar Eclipse of January 20, 2019 Event Cache
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Super Blood Wolf Lunar Eclipse of January 20, 2019
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
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What-Super Blood Wolf Lunar Eclipse
When-January 20, 2019. I will be on sight from 9:30pm to 11:45pm.
The eclipse will take place from about 9:45pm and end at around 12:45am on January 21, 2019. You may stay until the eclipse has completed it's cycle.
What to bring-Bring yourself. Bring a friend who has interest in the eclipse. Bring appropriate clothing for the weather. Bring a chair and maybe a blanket. Bring a flashlight. Bring a camera. Bring a drink(NON alcoholic) and a snack for yourself.
Super Blood Wolf Lunar Eclipse of January 20-21, 2019 On Jan. 20, a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, that coincides with a supermoon, will be visible throughout the U.S.
The event starts late in the evening on Jan. 20, and finishes during the wee hours of Jan. 21. The total Eclipse will begin around 11:40pm and end around 12:40am.
Why Are Blood Moons Red?
Blood Moon is not a scientific term, though in recent times it is being widely used to refer to a total lunar eclipse because a fully eclipsed Moon often takes on a reddish color A total lunar eclipse happens when
the Moon travels through the Earth's umbra and blocks all direct sunlight from illuminating the Moon's surface. However, some sunlight still reaches the lunar surface indirectly, via the Earth's atmosphere, bathing the Moon in a reddish, yellow, or orange glow.
An orange or red Sun in the early morning or late evening is a sight to behold. The sky takes on these vivid hues due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. Red wavelengths are least affected by this effect, so the light reaching the Moon's surface has a reddish hue, causing the fully eclipsed Moon to take on a red color.
The main event is the total lunar eclipse, which happens when the moon passes fully into the shadow of Earth.
Secondly, it's a supermoon, which is the time of month when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit.
Lastly, it's the first full moon of the year, also known as a wolf moon.
When the Full Moon occurs during the Moon's closest approach to Earth, its perigee, it appears larger and brighter in the sky. This phenomenon is often called a supermoon.
Perigee and Apogee-The Moon's orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle, but elliptical, with one side closer to Earth than the other. As a result, the distance between the Moon and Earth varies throughout the month and the year. On average, the distance is about 382,900 kilometers (238,000 miles).
The point on the Moon's orbit closest to Earth is called the perigee and the point farthest away is the apogee.
Looks Bigger and Brighter-Because it's so close to Earth, a Super Full Moon also looks about 30% brighter than a Micro Full Moon and about 16% brighter than an average Full Moon.
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