

8, 2022 and will be visible at least partially from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, the Arctic and most of South America, according to .Įditor's Note: If you snap an amazing lunar eclipse photo and would like to share it with Live Science readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to ollow Samantha Mathewson Sam_Ashley13. This will be the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022. TimeandDate plans to broadcast the entire lunar eclipse, weather permitting, starting at 10 p.m. This lunar eclipse will appear slightly larger than normal because the moon will reach perigee, the closest point in its orbit to Earth, on May 25 at 9:21 p.m. (Video: The Washington Post) The eclipse will begin when many people are asleep along. A dark environment away from bright lights makes for the best viewing conditions. How can I observe the eclipse You don’t need any special equipment to observe a lunar eclipse, although binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view and the red color. Slooh, an astronomy learning website, will begin their webcast on May 15 at 9:30 p.m. A blood moon, also known as a lunar eclipse, was seen in cities across the globe on May 25 and 26. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called Blood Moons because of this phenomenon. The blue light from the Sun scatters away, and longer-wavelength red, orange, and yellow light pass through, turning our Moon red. During a lunar eclipse, Earth’s atmosphere scatters sunlight. It will include a discussion on eclipses, moon science and the agency's moon-landing Artemis program. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called Blood Moons because of this phenomenon. (Image credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio) A visibility map for the Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse.
