Biggest Supermoon of 2021 Features Total Lunar Eclipse To Be Seen on May 26, 2021 (Wednesday)
The biggest supermoon of 2021 would feature the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years, the astronomical event earned various reactions online.
On Wednesday (May 26, 2021) the Earth would experience this year’s biggest “supermoon” together with the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years. May’s full moon would be called as the “Super Flower Blood Moon.”
May’s full moon is also called as “Flower Moon” because it occurs when spring flowers are in bloom. The moon will turn into red as it passed through the Earth’s shadow, which is known as the “Blood Moon”.
The astronomers said that the moon will appear 7 times larger than the normal and 15 percent brighter than the usual as it draw near to the Earth’s closest point. Australia and the central United States would experience the best view of the once-in-a-decade event.
In the Philippines, the astronomical event would start at 4:47 PM Philippine Standard Time and will end at 9:49 PM. The greatest eclipse would happen between 7:11 p.m. and 7:25 p.m.
“Lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters for the eyes. A pair of binocular will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the Moon brighter,” Astronomers said.
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