{"id":9824,"date":"2015-09-27T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T16:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=9824"},"modified":"2015-09-27T10:58:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T17:58:04","slug":"watch-tonights-rare-supermoon-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2015\/09\/27\/watch-tonights-rare-supermoon-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Tonight’s Rare SUPERMOON Lunar Eclipse!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight is the night that the rare lunar eclipse happens (Monday morning in some locales)!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Pee-wee-Herman-Supermoon\"<\/a>\n

Thanks for the image, Tim and Eric<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

NASA reports:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the evening of Sept. 27, 2015, observers in North and South America will see a total lunar eclipse lasting 72 minutes. This eclipse is also visible in Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n

Viewing + photo tips: http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/superbloodmoon<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s the night of the Harvest Moon–the full moon closest to the September equinox.<\/p>\n

Sometimes a full moon is called a \u201csupermoon\u201d\u2013a term coined just a few years ago. A supermoon is a new or full moon which occurs when the moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. There are four to six supermoons every year on average, so they\u2019re not unusual. You won\u2019t really be able to see the difference between this full moon and any other one with your eyes. It\u2019ll only be about 7 percent larger. The moon is 221,000 miles from Earth this month, as opposed to the average distance of 239,000 miles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The partial lunar eclipse begins at 9:07 p.m. EDT. It will last a little more than an hour, and observers can watch as, crater by crater, the moon is engulfed in Earth\u2019s shadow. U.S. West Coast viewers take note: when the eclipse begins, the moon won\u2019t have risen yet for you. The total eclipse begins at 10:11 p.m. EDT and also lasts for more than an hour, ending at 11:23 p.m.<\/p>\n

The moon\u2019s reddish color you\u2019ll see is caused by sunlight refracting through Earth\u2019s atmosphere on its way to light the moon\u2019s surface. This month the moon skims Earth\u2019s shadow, just as it did in the April lunar eclipse. In April the north pole appeared a bit brighter during totality. This time, the southern pole will appear a bit brighter, a bit like a partial eclipse. Then it\u2019s the whole show in reverse order, ending at 12:27 a.m. on the East Coast and 9:27 p.m. on the West Coast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks, NASA!!<\/em><\/p>\n