![]() ![]() The eclipse is set to begin May 26 at 1:46 a.m. “Folks in Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands will get to see the entirety of this eclipse – it will be quite a show for them,” said Bill Cooke, Lead, NASA Meteoroid Environments Office. Unlike a solar eclipse, you won’t need special glasses to view this lunar eclipse, just go outside and keep your head to the sky! The eclipse can be seen in its entirety in eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii. The total eclipse phase will be visible near moonset in the western United States and Canada, all of Mexico, most of Central America and Ecuador, western Peru, and southern Chile and Argentina. The color is so striking that lunar eclipses are sometimes called Blood Moons. During this type of eclipse, the Moon will gradually get darker, taking on a rusty or blood-red color. But have you ever witnessed our own planet’s Moon turn red? If you haven’t, you’ll get your chance with this year’s only total lunar eclipse also happening May 26! It’s been nearly two and a half years since the last one.Ī total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes completely through the Earth’s dark shadow, or umbra. Mars is most commonly known as the Red Planet. ![]() May’s supermoon is also bringing a “super power” to change its color, and the color is red! A telescopic visualization of the 2021 total lunar eclipse.Ĭredits: NASA’s Scientifc Visualization Studio Yet, it’s not just bringing brightness and size. ![]() This is what is commonly referred to as a “supermoon”. This Full Moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Flower Moon because this was the time of year when spring flowers appeared in abundance.Ĭompared to other Full Moons in 2021, the Flower Moon will have the nearest approach to Earth, making it appear as the closet and largest Full Moon of the year. The Moon will be located on Earth’s opposite side from the Sun and fully illuminated May 26, 2021, at 6:13 a.m. As we approach month’s end, there is not one, not two, but three celestial events happening with our Moon! ![]()
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