![]() ![]() At the peak of the eclipse, the moon will be 242,740 miles (390,653 kilometers) away, according to NASA scientists. Known as a blood moon, it will appear a reddish-orange from the light of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises. ![]() EST - as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun. Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours - from 5:16 a.m. As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible just a finger’s width above the moon, resembling a bright star. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours - the farther west, the better - and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. (AP) - Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday - there won’t be another like it for three years. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Lauren Wethington is a breaking news reporter.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Not able to get outside for the eclipse? Watch the livestream on NASA's website. That usually only happens about once or twice a year." So it doesn't happen over inhabited locations very often. "It's just that it doesn't often happen over land, because most of the Earth is made up of ocean. "We hear about (eclipses) being this super rare thing that never happens, but between solar and lunar eclipses, they actually happen three or four times a year," she said. More: 19 human burial sites found at site of upcoming Ford battery plant Read here: Brace yourself for higher food prices ![]() Epstein said eclipses actually happen multiple times per year, but they aren't always so easy to view. Sunday's lunar eclipse is the first of two that will take place in 2022, with the next one set to occur Nov. 7-8. ![]() Even in downtown Detroit, you can still see it - you don't have to be far away from city lights." I will probably be watching it out the window of my apartment building. You can view a lunar eclipse from basically anywhere. "Unlike most other astronomy, it doesn't matter where you are. While getting away from bright city lights may enhance the view, Epstein said it isn't a necessity. That's when it's completely in the Earth’s shadow."Įpstein recommends picking a spot with a good view of the moon and checking in on it every 15 minutes starting at around 10:30 p.m. "And then the end of (the total eclipse) is exactly at 12:11, so that'll be when (the moon) will appear the most red. "The moon will start to get a little bit darker, and we'll actually see what appears to be the 'bite' taken out of the moon at about 10:30," she said. on Sunday, but Epstein said we won't see visible changes in the moon until about an hour later. The eclipse will begin officially at 9:30 p.m. "(During an eclipse), there is still light getting to the moon, it's just that the light has to travel through our atmosphere to get there," she said. "So it will appear that sort of red color that we associate with a blood moon." But Epstein explains that all total lunar eclipses inherently create this colorful effect. Viewers will also be treated to a "blood moon" - which means the moon will take on a unique red hue during the peak moments of the eclipse. But here in Detroit, we get to see a total lunar eclipse."Īdding to the excitement, Sunday's moon will be a "super moon," meaning it will be in close proximity to Earth, thus appearing larger than it usually does. on other parts of the Earth, specifically on the West Coast, they'll only see a partial lunar eclipse. "Lunar eclipses happen when the sun, the Earth and the moon line up in such a way that the moon falls into the Earth’s shadow," said Paulette Epstein, staff astronomer at the Michigan Science Center. Astronomy enthusiasts, mark your calendars: A total lunar eclipse and super blood moon will take place Sunday night into early Monday morning, and metro Detroiters are in a prime location to view the cosmic phenomenon. ![]()
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