National/World Lunar Eclipse 2014 Preview: Blood moon to be visible in US Updated at 10:41 AM today EMBED TAGS:national/world Comment NowEmailPrintReport a typo April 14, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Larry Ciupik, Adler Planetarium astronomer, joins us to talk about the blood moon lunar eclipse that will be visible early Tuesday. Fast Facts -All lunar eclipses happen ONLY at Full Moons (all solar eclipses happen at New Moon). -During a Lunar Eclipse, the Full Moon gradually enters the shadow of the Earth. A Total Lunar Eclipse occurs only if the entire Moon is in the Earths shadow. -About an hour before the Total Lunar Eclipse, the Moon enters the umbra (or dark portion) of the Earths shadow. This is known as a partial phase of the lunar eclipse and begins at 12:58 a.m. CDT on April 15th and ends at 2:06 a.m. CDT. -The Total Lunar Eclipse (when the Moon is completely immersed in the Earths shadow) begins at 2:06 a.m. CDT and ends at 3:24 a.m. CDT on the morning of April 15th. The middle of the eclipse occurs at 2:45 a.m. CDT. -From 3:24 a.m. CDT until 4:33 a.m. CDT the Moon gradually moves out of the Earths umbra (the dark portion of the shadow). At 12:58 am on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, the Moon will slip into the Earths shadow and dazzle residents of the Midwest. The Moon will continue to darken during the total phase (2:06-3:24 am) before lightening again after 4 am. While more common than solar eclipses, lunar eclipses last longer and can be viewed almost anywhere on the night side of the Earth (provided its clear). And no two are ever the samethey can range in color from brick red to copper to dark grey
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:14:46 +0000
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