Tuesday morning the Earth will be aligned between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow. This is called a Lunar Eclipse. A lunar eclipse happens at night and is safe to view with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope.
If you wish to see this eclipse you will need to find the Moon in the southwest sky at about 2:00 a.m. on April 15th. At that time the Moon with be partially covered by the Earth’s shadow and will look like a bite has been taken out of it.
The Moon will be completely covered by the Earth’s shadow by 3:06 a.m. When the Moon is completely covered by the Earth’s shadow it is called a total eclipse and will look orange or red in color. The red color is due to sunlight scattering and refracting through the Earth’s atmosphere before reaching the Moon..
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Mid eclipse is at 3:45 a.m. The Moon will be at its darkest, as it moves through the central darkest part of the Earth’s shadow. It may be hard to find during totality so be sure to find the Moon before totality begins.
Totality will end at 4:25 a.m.
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The Moon will completely leave the Earth’s shadow by 5:00 a.m.
Attached are pictures I took of past total lunar eclipses.
The weather is not predicted to be clear on Tuesday morning. If cloudy we will not be able to see this eclipse and will have to wait until the next one.
Starry Nights!
