DENVER (CBS4) – Something exciting will happen in the sky before sunrise on Wednesday and right now it looks like the weather will cooperate around Colorado. It’s a total lunar eclipse and it will last just under 15 minutes.
Colorado is right on the eastern edge of locations that will be able to see the Super Flower Blood Moon. The eclipse will only be visible in the western United States and over the Pacific Ocean.
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Partial Eclipse Begins: 3:44:58 a.m.
Total Eclipse Begins: 5:11:26 a.m.
Eclipse Maximum: 5:18:42 a.m.
Total Eclipse Ends: 5:25:54 a.m.
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A total lunar eclipse and Blood Moon in April 2015. (credit: Denver Astronomical Society member Ron Pearson of Evergreen)
Let’s break down the name Super Flower Blood Moon.
Super – since the moon will be in perigee, which is the closest point to Earth on it’s orbit, it is a supermoon and this one happens to be the closest of the year. This makes it appear bigger and brighter in the sky.
Flower – the May full moon is often called the Flower Moon since so many flowers are blooming this time of year. Other less common names include the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon and Hare Moon.
Blood – during the total lunar eclipse the moon will appear red as it passes through Earth’s shadow.
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Mike Quaintance of Bailey captured this photo of the lunar eclipse on Oct. 8, 2014 “minutes from totality of eclipse in the shadow of Earth.”
This lunar eclipse will be the first of four over the next two years. The next one will be in November and is considered a deep partial eclipse because it won’t be totally full, but close.
May 24, 2021 at 05:43AM
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