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Super Blue Blood Moon 2018
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:17 pm
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Lunar eclipse early Wed morning.
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A rare super blue blood moon is set to occur this Wednesday, Jan. 31, and stargazers are right to be (excuse the pun) over the moon about it. To understand their excitement, you’ll need to understand what’s happening, exactly. Even though the phrase “once in blue moon” suggests they’re rare, blue moons—the second full moon in a one-month period—are relatively frequent, taking place once every 2.7 years. Supermoons are full moons that occur at the closest possible point to Earth, making them appear slightly bigger and brighter, and grace us once every 14 months. And blood moons, also known as total lunar eclipses, take place about twice a year when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, turning it an eerie, copper-hued color.
But to have all three happen at the same time? It hasn’t happened since 1866.
Lunar eclipse early Wed morning.
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A rare super blue blood moon is set to occur this Wednesday, Jan. 31, and stargazers are right to be (excuse the pun) over the moon about it. To understand their excitement, you’ll need to understand what’s happening, exactly. Even though the phrase “once in blue moon” suggests they’re rare, blue moons—the second full moon in a one-month period—are relatively frequent, taking place once every 2.7 years. Supermoons are full moons that occur at the closest possible point to Earth, making them appear slightly bigger and brighter, and grace us once every 14 months. And blood moons, also known as total lunar eclipses, take place about twice a year when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, turning it an eerie, copper-hued color.
But to have all three happen at the same time? It hasn’t happened since 1866.
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 9:20 pm
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Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:20 pm to DavidTheGnome
Will that arrow be in the sky?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:20 pm to LCA131
Yes and all of those moons too.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:21 pm to LCA131
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Will that arrow be in the sky?
Yep as the moon traverses a black hole
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:23 pm to TH03
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and all of those moons too.
Which one of them is the Super Blue Blood moon?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:26 pm to LCA131
The dark blue one that says penumbra.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:27 pm to DavidTheGnome
I want to go stay at the house on AHS Roanoke that night
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:29 pm to yellowfin
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yellowfin
Did you get something from me by text?
Do you know how to check it?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:30 pm to LCA131
Is that a serious question?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:30 pm to DavidTheGnome
My pilot raves about the views from above.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:31 pm to Pectus
Those times are all Pacific.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:34 pm to LCA131
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Those times are all Pacific.
Per local news in northern Louisiana.....6:30ish am.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:37 pm to Lynyrd
How about in Southern La.?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:41 pm to LCA131
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Louisiana will only see a partial eclipse though
To the east, Alaska, Hawaii and northwestern Canada will see the eclipse from start to finish. Moonset will intervene for the rest of North and Central America, however.
Below, we provide a timetable for the main stages of the moon's passage through the Earth's shadow for six time zones — one for Hawaii (HST), one for Alaska (AKST) and four across the U.S and Canada: Pacific (PST), Mountain (MST), Central (CST) and Eastern (EST). All times are a.m.
Along the U.S. West Coast, the total phase begins at 4:51 a.m. PST. The farther east you go, the closer the start of the partial phases will coincide with moonrise. Along the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, for instance, the moon will have only just begun to enter the darkest part of Earth's shadow, the umbra, at 6:48 a.m. EST when it will disappear from view below the west-northwest horizon. The duration of the total phase is 77 minutes, with the moon tracking through the southern part of the Earth's shadow. So, during totality, the moon's lower limb will appear much brighter than the dark upper limb.
Louisiana will only see a partial eclipse though
To the east, Alaska, Hawaii and northwestern Canada will see the eclipse from start to finish. Moonset will intervene for the rest of North and Central America, however.
Below, we provide a timetable for the main stages of the moon's passage through the Earth's shadow for six time zones — one for Hawaii (HST), one for Alaska (AKST) and four across the U.S and Canada: Pacific (PST), Mountain (MST), Central (CST) and Eastern (EST). All times are a.m.
Along the U.S. West Coast, the total phase begins at 4:51 a.m. PST. The farther east you go, the closer the start of the partial phases will coincide with moonrise. Along the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, for instance, the moon will have only just begun to enter the darkest part of Earth's shadow, the umbra, at 6:48 a.m. EST when it will disappear from view below the west-northwest horizon. The duration of the total phase is 77 minutes, with the moon tracking through the southern part of the Earth's shadow. So, during totality, the moon's lower limb will appear much brighter than the dark upper limb.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:49 pm to LCA131
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How about in Southern La.?
In the same time zone, obviously, give or take 10 minutes either way? Shouldn't be much difference, I wouldn't think.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:52 pm to DavidTheGnome
quote:fricking gnomes.
To understand their excitement,
Posted on 1/29/18 at 10:55 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 1/29/18 at 11:29 pm to Bayou Tiger
Is this going to be as disappointing as the solar eclipse? Because that pretty much sucked.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 11:31 pm to DavidTheGnome
PST? That's 6:51-8:07. I mean, really will we be able to see any of it? I guess China will get a good view, but we won't.
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