Supermoon Eclipse
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| Dates: | Sunday, September 27, 2015 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Nature & Outdoors |
On Sunday, Sept. 27, people in the United States can see something that hasn’t happened in more than 30 years: a supermoon combined with a lunar eclipse.In the evening, (if the weather cooperates), sky-watchers will see a larger-than-normal moon begin to dim and turn red, lasting for more than an hour before returning to its normal brightness and color in the sky.
The last time this happened was 1982, and it won’t happen again until 2033.
This light show in the sky is courtesy of two usually separate phenomena occurring at the the same time: The supermoon is what makes the moon appear bigger; the lunar eclipse turns the moon red.
The combination should make for a spectacular sight: a massive, red moon hanging in the sky for more than hour.
“Supermoon” is the unofficial term for “perigee,” when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth in its oval-shaped orbit, making it appear 14 percent bigger in the night sky.
The total eclipse will last one hour and 12 minutes, and will be visible to North and South America, Europe, Africa, and parts of West Asia and the eastern Pacific. Viewers can see the supermoon unmasked after nightfall. Earth’s shadow will begin to dim the supermoon slightly beginning at 8:11 p.m. EDT. A noticeable shadow will begin to fall on the moon at 9:07 p.m., and the total eclipse will start at 10:11 p.m.
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Earth’s shadow will begin to dim the supermoon slightly beginning at 8:11 p.m. EDT.
A noticeable shadow will begin to fall on the moon at 9:07 p.m., and the total eclipse will start at 10:11 p.m.
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www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-scientist-sheds-light-on-rare-sept-27-supermoon-eclipse
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Massachusetts
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- In New England, the best viewing will unquestionably be found north of the Massachusetts Turnpike. South of there, while the eclipse will be visible in spots, it won't be a clean viewing for all. Clouds moving northward from a storm in the mid-Atlantic will likely obscure the view.
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