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The usually agleam and glowing satellite volition look an eerie reddish aboriginal Tuesday, successful the past full lunar eclipse for the adjacent 3 years. The alleged "Beaver Moon," arsenic November's afloat satellite is known, volition scope its highest illumination astatine 6:02 a.m. EST, during the lunar eclipse.
NASA said the full lunar eclipse — erstwhile the sun, Earth and satellite align truthful that the satellite goes into Earth's shadiness — volition hap connected Nov. 8, Election Day. The eclipse volition statesman astatine 3:02 a.m. ET, and totality — erstwhile the satellite is wrong the darkest portion of Earth's shadiness and appears a agleam red, earning it the nickname of "blood moon" — volition past from astir 5:17 a.m. to 6:42 a.m. Eastern.
The humor satellite signifier of the eclipse volition beryllium disposable from North and Central America, Ecuador, Colombia and occidental areas of Venezuela and Peru. Those successful Hawaii volition beryllium capable to spot each signifier of the eclipse, NASA said.
A representation showing wherever the November 8, 2022, lunar eclipse is visible. Contours people the borderline of the visibility portion astatine eclipse interaction times. The representation is centered connected 168°57'W, the sublunar longitude astatine mid-eclipse.
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In a video posted connected Twitter, NASA said the eclipse volition supply a small "celestial magic."
"You volition beryllium capable to spot the full eclipse unfold earlier sunrise, upwind permitting, arsenic the satellite exits the acheronian portion of Earth's shadow, called the umbra," NASA said.
No peculiar instrumentality volition beryllium required to ticker the eclipse, though being successful an country distant from agleam lights volition marque it much visible. Those who person binoculars connected manus volition get the added perk of being capable to spot the crystal satellite Uranus, "just a finger's width distant from the eclipsed moon," NASA said.
There are plentifulness of reasons to ticker the skies successful November: a full lunar eclipse, the Leonid meteors, and chances to spot Mars, Saturn, and the prima Spica! Check retired the champion times to spot these celestial bodies: pic.twitter.com/hmYGKio4Mq
— NASA (@NASA) November 2, 2022The past full lunar eclipse was successful May. That eclipse created what's known arsenic the "super angiosperm humor moon," which lone happens erstwhile determination is simply a full lunar eclipse arsenic the afloat satellite is astatine its closest constituent to Earth. Millions were capable to spot the elephantine red-looking abstraction entity from the Americas, Europe and Africa.
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