During the eclipse, the moon will be at perigee — the closest point to Earth in its orbit — making it appear about 7 per cent larger than normal and 15 per cent brighter
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The full moon on Wednesday will be the year’s biggest “supermoon” and feature the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years.
During the eclipse, the full moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow. It appears red, known as a “blood moon,” as light is scattered through the Earth’s atmosphere, much like during a sunset. In addition, the moon will be at perigee, or the closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it appear about 7 per cent larger than normal and 15 per cent brighter — or a “super moon,” according to astronomers.
May’s full moon is known as the “Flower Moon” since it occurs when spring flowers are in bloom.
The result when taken together is a “Super Flower Blood Moon.”
The eclipse will happen in the early morning hours on Wednesday in western North America, with people in Alaska and Hawaii getting the best views. It can also be seen in southern Chile and Argentina. Sky-gazers in all of Australia and New Zealand and parts of Southeast Asia can see the eclipse on Wednesday evening.
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This map shows how visible the eclipse will be in locations across the world, and at what date and time.
But, for star-gazers in parts of the world where the event is not visible or obscured by clouds, some observatories will webcast the eclipse.
The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will stream live views beginning at 1:45 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, will start its broadcast at 2:30 a.m. PT. The Astronomical Society of South Australia will also broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube starting at 7 p.m. Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
The peak viewing time for the eclipse will be between 4:11 a.m. and 4:26 a.m. PT on the U.S. West Coast, or 9:11 p.m. to 9:26 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) in Australia, according to the observatories.
The next total lunar eclipse will be May 15-16, 2022.
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2021-05-25 21:10:30Z
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