Total lunar eclipse visible in CSRA this weekend

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A complete lunar eclipse will happen Sunday evening and be seen within the CSRA. It’s the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022.

In line with timeanddate.com, the eclipse will start within the Augusta space simply after 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening and final till virtually 3 a.m. Monday morning, with the utmost eclipse occurring at 12:11 a.m.

Area.com says a lunar eclipse happens “when the moon passes into the shadow of the Earth. For the reason that Earth and the moon have barely tilted orbits to one another, this occurs typically a few occasions a yr when the tilts of the orbit align.” It would even be a Tremendous Blood Moon eclipse, because of the moon being at its closest level to earth for the month.

“When a complete lunar eclipse occurs, it passes into the umbra or deep shadow of the Earth,” says house.com. “Gentle from our planet is refracted across the edges of the environment and falls upon the moon’s floor. That’s the place the purple hue comes from.”

In contrast to a photo voltaic eclipse, no particular tools is required to view a lunar eclipse. Nevertheless, your view might rely on being in the correct place on the proper time.

“Partly cloudy skies Saturday evening into Sunday means some areas could have an awesome view whereas others could have a partial view,” stated WJBF NewsChannel 6 Meteorologist Ryan Gold.

If you happen to can’t make it exterior, there are a number of reside streams of the occasion, together with one by NASA Science Dwell that may embrace a dialogue of eclipses in addition to the company’s moon-landing Artemis program.

One other lunar eclipse will happen on November eighth and shall be at the very least partially seen within the CSRA.