There also was disappointment in Japan because of cloudy weather, with many posting messages like “I can’t see anything” on Twitter. The same was true in Australia, although those in South Korea struck out because rain and cloudy weather across much of the country obscured the eclipse. In much of New Zealand, the weather remained calm and clear on Wednesday, providing excellent viewing conditions. The color of the moon during the total eclipse can appear different depending on where people are in the world, and by factors like the amount of dust in the atmosphere and global weather. The reddish light around the edges would be the sunsets and sunrises happening at that time on Earth, projected onto the moon's surface. The Earth would come across and block out the sun. Rowe likes to imagine it as if he's standing on the moon. A partial eclipse began as the moon edged into the Earth's outer shadow, called the penumbra, before moving more fully into the main shadow and then reversing the process. The full eclipse lasted about 15 minutes, while the whole cosmic show lasted five hours. Rowe also enjoyed seeing surrounding stars appear to brighten as the light from the moon dimmed. That's because of a bright rim that remained at the bottom. John Rowe, an educator at the Stardome Observatory & Planetarium in Auckland, said it was like the moon turned into a big, spooky smile looking down at him. He heard plenty of people cheering and cars honking in downtown Auckland where he watched it all unfold. ![]() Still, Noll thought that overall, the evening was sensational. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday.‘Body parts are flying': Survivor recounts Hamas attack on music festival at Washington synagogue Elizabeth is also a post-secondary instructor in communications and science at several institutions since 2015 her experience includes developing and teaching an astronomy course at Canada's Algonquin College (with Indigenous content as well) to more than 1,000 students since 2020. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University and a Bachelor of History from Canada's Athabasca University. Her latest book, " Why Am I Taller?", is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House and Office of the Vice-President of the United States, an exclusive conversation with aspiring space tourist (and NSYNC bassist) Lance Bass, speaking several times with the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, flying parabolic, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. She was contributing writer for for 10 years before joining full-time. "You're watching the sunrises and sunsets that are occurring on our planet, right now, with the light from those hitting the moon," John Boisvert said.Įlizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. "The things that are awe-inspiring, almost spiritual, don't require modern technology," Slooh astronomer Bob Berman said during the astronomy webcaster's live broadcast.Īs the Blood Moon shone live in remotely operated telescopes streaming live to Slooh, the company's director of curriculum talked about how light around our planet gets refracted and falls upon the moon's surface. ![]() ![]() Several webcasts discussed the art and science of the Blood Moon, for people outside the viewing zone, in cloudy conditions or otherwise unable to see the show in person. The penumbral eclipse started and ended an hour earlier than the total eclipse. ![]() It reached the Blood Moon peak May 16 at 12:11 a.m. said the partial eclipse phase of the moon eclipse began May 15 at 10:28 p.m. The timing of the Super Flower Blood Moon depended upon your location. The Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse is caught in partial phase over New Prague, Minnesota on in this photo by skywatcher Michelle Jensen.
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