Super Flower Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Visible Next Week
SUPER FLOWER BLOOD MOON – For many, the next lunar eclipse to happen in May would be the “Eclipse” of the year.
Shades of crimson would grace the skies on May 25th to 27th depending on where you are in the world. Recently, the latest supermoon occured on April 27 lighting the skies in echoes of bright pink.
But, what exactly makes a moon a “super moon”? The title is given when a full moon aligns when it is closets to the Earth’s orbit. As such, the moon becomes bigger and brighter, when it is not eclipsed.
Furthermore, thanks to this year’s lunar eclipse, the moon will also become a blood moon. This happens when Earth’s moon is in a total lunar eclipse. Because of this, a the white moon ends up in the Earth’s shadow leaving behind a red ring of light in the night sky.
In a public release, NASA stated:
May 26 brings a total lunar eclipse. Over several hours, the Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, causing it to darken and usually become reddish in colour. The red colour comes from sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere – a ring of light created by all the sunrises and sunsets happening around our planet at that time.
According to Space.com, the eclipse would be visible starting 4:47 EDT (8:47 GMT) on May 26. Moreover, the best places to view the spectacle would be in Australia, New Zealand, and Eastern Asia.
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