For Hawaiians, moonrise unfortunately comes after the end of totality, with the moon gradually ascending in the sky and its gradual emergence from the shadow readily visible. Īlaskans will also see the moon rise during the eclipse much of eastern Alaska will see the moon rise while immersed in the Earth's shadow. To an astronaut standing on the moon during totality, the sun would be hidden behind a dark Earth outlined by a brilliant red ring of all of the world's sunrises and sunsets. The reason the moon can be seen at all when totally eclipsed is that sunlight is scattered and refracted around the edge of the Earth by the planet's atmosphere. And by late twilight, observers will have a fine view of the totally eclipsed lunar disk glowing red and dim low in the eastern sky. ![]() But if you have an open view low to the east, even this situation will only add to the drama, for as twilight fades, these far-Westerners will see the shadow-bitten moon coming into stark view low above the landscape. The only problematic area will be in the Western United States and West-Central Canada, where the first partial stage of the eclipse will already be underway when the moonrises and the sun sets on that final Sunday in September. The moon will be high in a dark evening sky as viewed from most of the United States and Canada while most people are still awake. 27 event is therefore being called a " supermoon eclipse." The last such eclipse happened in 1982, and the next won't occur until 2033.Īlmost everyone in the Americas and Western Europe will have a beautiful view of this eclipse. ![]() The lunar eclipse will also feature the "biggest" full moon (in apparent size) of 2015, since the moon will also be at perigee on the very same dayits closest point to the Earth221,753 miles (356,877 km) away. Nearly 1 billion people in the Western Hemisphere, nearly 1.5 billion throughout much of Europe and Africa and perhaps another 500 million in western Asia will be able to watch as the Harvest Full Moon becomes a shadow of its former self and morphs into a glowing coppery ball. 27, the moon will once again become immersed in the Earth's shadow, resulting in a total lunar eclipsethe fourth such event in the last 17 months,Īs with all lunar eclipses, the region of visibility for Sunday's blood-moon lunar eclipse will encompass more than half of our planet.
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