you will likely notice that today's tide is especially high. However, this phenomenon, known asspring tide or king tide, has nothing to do with today's lunar eclipse. It happens everyFull MoonandNew Moon. And since lunar eclipses can only happen during the Full Moon, they naturally coinci...
The footage from Los Angeles’s Griffith Observatory shows the third in a series of four total lunar eclipses that began in mid-April last year. The moon appears red as it lines up with the earth and the sun, and eventually enters the earth’s shadow for the total eclipse. Related Posts...
During an annular solar eclipse,the moondrifts in front ofthe sunwhile it's slightly farther fromEarththan during a totalsolar eclipse, so it doesn't completely cover the sun's disk. Instead, it leaves a distinct ring of light around the moon, which is why an annular solar eclipse is al...
When's thenext eclipse. How will it look from your city? Is there ameteor showercoming up soon? Whatplanets can you seein your night sky tonight? When does theSun rise and setin your town? Whatphase of the Moonis it today?
A shallow total eclipse will see the Moon in relative darkness for 1 hour and 5 minutes. The Moon will be 18% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should be significantly darkened for viewers from the Americas and extreme western Africa. The partial eclipse will last for 3...
The super blood wolf moon lunar eclipse (yes, a mouthful) graced the skies late-night on Jan. 20, 2019, as our lone satellite began its trek into Earth's outer shadow or penumbra, at 9:36 p.m. EST (6:36 p.m. PST). At 10:34 p.m. EST (7:34 p.m. PST), the partial pha...
Turn Out Your Lights.Another easy way to protect birds is turning off your household lights from dusk until dawn. Since many birds migrate using the stars and moon to guide their way, birds are easily confused by artificial light. To learn more, visit Audubon’sLights Out initiative. ...
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For the uninitiated, a lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon i...
On August 21, 2017 approximately 55 teams across the path of totality of the eclipse across America will use sounding balloon platforms to transmit, in real-time from an altitude of 90,000 feet, HD video of the moon's shadow as it crosses the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina. This ...