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Awesome moon in offing! A lunar eclipse is set to dazzle today
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Awesome moon in offing! A lunar eclipse is set to dazzle today

[ad_1] Today evening people across Australia and New Zealand will be treated to an awesome sight- total lunar eclipse. Today evening people across Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a total lunar eclipse, weather permitting.It's an opportunity to not be missed, as the next one won't be visible from our region until 2025. A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon travels through Earth's shadow. If the Moon only partly makes it into the shadow, that's a partial eclipse.In a total eclipse, the Moon becomes fully immersed and takes on a reddish/orange glow.In today's eclipse the period of totality – when the Moon is fully immersed in shadow – will last a leisurely 85 minutes.The only light reaching the Moon's surface will first pass through Earth's atmosphere, which is why the Moon ...
Catch the Blood Moon! Last total lunar eclipse for 3 years on Tuesday, plus special treat
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Catch the Blood Moon! Last total lunar eclipse for 3 years on Tuesday, plus special treat

[ad_1] Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like it for three years. Better catch the moon's disappearing act Tuesday — there won't be another like it for three years. 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. As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible just a finger's width above the moon, resembling a bright star.Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours — from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a.m. EST — as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun. Known as a blood moon, it will appear a reddish-orange from the light of Earth's sunsets and sunrises. At the peak of the eclipse, the moon will be 242,740 miles (390,653 k...
Total Lunar Eclipse: Watch last Blood Moon of 2022 online live on NASA, check list of cities
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Total Lunar Eclipse: Watch last Blood Moon of 2022 online live on NASA, check list of cities

[ad_1] The last total lunar eclipse of 2022 can be seen in several Indian cities. Know when, where and how here. The last total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) of the year 2022 will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8. The moon will be turning blood red tomorrow and hence will also be known as Blood Moon. Also, according to NASA, this will be the last total lunar eclipse for about three years as the next total lunar eclipse will be occurring on March 14, 2025. However, what can be noted is that we will still be able to see partial and penumbral lunar eclipses during these three years. NASA tweeted about the same saying, "On November 8, 2022, the Moon will pass into Earth's shadow and turn red. This will be the last total lunar eclipse for about 3 years, so be sure to check it out...
Magic! Total lunar eclipse, Leonid meteor shower to Uranus, NASA reveals when to watch
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Magic! Total lunar eclipse, Leonid meteor shower to Uranus, NASA reveals when to watch

[ad_1] The month of November brings the opportunity to watch the total lunar eclipse, Leonid meteor shower and more. Here is what NASA revealed. November is here and it is going to offer a great skywatching month. A total lunar eclipse, the moon and planets, and the Leonid meteor shower, NASA has revealed about all the events that are going to take place up in the sky this month. "What's Up this month? A total lunar eclipse is on the way to provide a little celestial magic early on the morning of November 8th," NASA Solar System tweeted. Here are the details you need to know: November 8: Total Lunar EclipsePeople will be able to witness a total lunar eclipse, early on the morning of November 8, 2022. The eclipse will be visible to viewers in North America, the Pacific region, Austral...