Lunar Eclipse to Veil Moon Red in Predawn Hours of Wednesday AccuWeather Global Weather Center -- 7 October 2014 -- AccuWeather reports in the predawn hours of Oct. 8, early risers and restless souls weary from insomnia are in for a rare spectacle as the Hunters Moon glows a coppery red, and is veiled by Earths great shadow. Wednesdays total lunar eclipse, set to begin a little after 5 a.m. EDT, will be the second of four consecutive blood moons to be visible in the United States during a two-year time span. Its not that often that we get a total eclipse from the United States; sometimes we go years between getting them, Slooh Astronomer Bob Berman said, adding that it is a very unusual situation. Slooh airs astronomy events live from around the world using community telescopes to allow people to view events even if they are not visible in their region. The fourth consecutive total lunar eclipse will occur on Sept. 28, 2015. During Wednesdays celestial event, the moon will line up with the Earth and the sun, becoming progressively redder between 5:15 a.m. EDT when it enters Earths shadow and 6:25 a.m. EDT when it becomes totally eclipsed.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:49:43 +0000
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