Rare 'Super blue blood moon' coming tonight
- 6 years ago
Now for a moment you might want to set your alarm for.
On January 31st -- tonight for us in Korea -- half of the Earth -- parts of western Northern America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia -- will experience a very special moment: "a super blue moon."
It will be the first time in decades that the world will witness a total lunar eclipse.
Park Soyun reports.
On Wednesday night, sky-watchers will be able to enjoy a special cosmic three-for-one deal, "a super blue blood moon."
Half the world will be witness to not just one, but three uncommon events: a lunar eclipse, a supermoon and a blue moon.
Individually the three aren't that rare, but the last time all three occurred at the same time -- a celestial trifecta -- was 35 years ago.
The "super blue blood moon" combines a 'supermoon' which is a full moon that is closest to earth, a 'blue moon,' the second full moon of the month' and a lunar eclipse, a phenomenon that occurs when the earth casts a shadow over the moon.
"The supermoon looks especially big due to it being closer to earth. The blue moon and the blood moon.... For all three to occur simultaneously is a once in a life time event, a very rare moment."
In South Korea, you can catch the show from 8:48 p.m. when the moon enters the darkest part of the Earth's shadow, the umbra, during the period of the partial eclipse.
From 9:51pm to 11:08 the moon will turn a deep shade of dark red, when it undergoes a 'totality,' the period when the moon is totally covered, or the total eclipse.
The rest of the visible eclipse will end at 12:11am on February 1st.
The whole process will last as long as an hour and twelve minutes, depending on your location.
So you may want to catch this "once in a blue moon" moment -- a truly once in a lifetime event.
Park Soyun, Arirang News.
On January 31st -- tonight for us in Korea -- half of the Earth -- parts of western Northern America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia -- will experience a very special moment: "a super blue moon."
It will be the first time in decades that the world will witness a total lunar eclipse.
Park Soyun reports.
On Wednesday night, sky-watchers will be able to enjoy a special cosmic three-for-one deal, "a super blue blood moon."
Half the world will be witness to not just one, but three uncommon events: a lunar eclipse, a supermoon and a blue moon.
Individually the three aren't that rare, but the last time all three occurred at the same time -- a celestial trifecta -- was 35 years ago.
The "super blue blood moon" combines a 'supermoon' which is a full moon that is closest to earth, a 'blue moon,' the second full moon of the month' and a lunar eclipse, a phenomenon that occurs when the earth casts a shadow over the moon.
"The supermoon looks especially big due to it being closer to earth. The blue moon and the blood moon.... For all three to occur simultaneously is a once in a life time event, a very rare moment."
In South Korea, you can catch the show from 8:48 p.m. when the moon enters the darkest part of the Earth's shadow, the umbra, during the period of the partial eclipse.
From 9:51pm to 11:08 the moon will turn a deep shade of dark red, when it undergoes a 'totality,' the period when the moon is totally covered, or the total eclipse.
The rest of the visible eclipse will end at 12:11am on February 1st.
The whole process will last as long as an hour and twelve minutes, depending on your location.
So you may want to catch this "once in a blue moon" moment -- a truly once in a lifetime event.
Park Soyun, Arirang News.