Longest Lunar Eclipse In A Century and “Blood Moon” Coming July 27-28 The night of July 27th will bring the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century! This “Blood Moon” will only be visible in the Eastern Hemisphere, with the total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse, the process of the moon moving in and out of Earth’s shadow, will last 3 hours and 55 minutes. A lunar […] Jenah MacGrain | July 25, 2018 0 Comments
Supermoon This Weekend! | What is a Supermoon? A Blood Moon? A Blue Moon? Are you ready to watch Supermoon this weekend? But what is Supermoon? It’s a name given to the rare event, when the full moon coincides with moon being as close as it can be to the Earth, in lunar perigee. That means that it has a more powerful than usual effect on the tides and that it will look far brighter […] Brains Claire Weiss | October 15, 2016 0 Comments
Just the Facts: Tonight’s Super Moon Total Lunar Eclipse There’s a lot of hype about the supermoon total lunar eclipse tonight. We’d like to break down the hype for you and give you the simple facts about why tonight is so special.The 1982 supermoon lunar eclipse was the last time we had one. The Moon’s orbit around the Earth is a ellipse. Thus, when the moon is closest to the Earth […] Brains SnowBrains | September 27, 2015 3 Comments
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