Nasa held a social media photo contest on facebook during the september 27, 2015 super blood moon, inviting the public to submit their. Blood moon brings prophecies of end times but nasa. A religious cross is seen as the moon is illuminated by sunlight reflected off the earth during a total lunar eclipse, one of four socalled blood moons, on october 8. In 2015, there are two solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses. The longest lunar eclipse of the century so far will take place across friday night and saturday morning, as the moon is totally eclipsed by the earth for one hour and 43 minutes. The lunar eclipse will also feature the biggest full moon in apparent size of 2015, since the moon will also be at perigee on the very. Dont sleep in this saturday, april 4, 2015 set your alarm for a total lunar eclipse, the third blood moon of the current tetrad cycle.
See our complete coverage of the total eclipse of the moon. This page is part of nasa s official eclipse home page. When you look up at the night sky, you might notice that the moon looks a little different each night. And you can watch it all live, as the supermoon turns blood red tonight during a total lunar eclipse september 2015. Blood moon brings prophecies of end times but nasa says not to worry. Dont worry you can always watch the live feed from nasa or, you can check out. According to folklore, octobers full moon is called the hunters moon or sometimes the blood moon. It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. The moon is in the southwestern part of the constellation pisces. As nasa looks forward to putting the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024, a public engagement program designed to increase awareness of lunar science and exploration celebrates its 10th year on oct. Blood moon supermoon lunar eclipse 2015 live stream. Nasa video explains 2015 supermoon lunar eclipse a rare combination of a supermoon coinciding with a lunar eclipse is set to give earthlings a sorta spooky blood moon a. There are a few different types of unusual full moon types, which include blood moons, supermoons, blue moons, and harvest moons, and others.
News science lunar eclipse, blood moon, supermoon 2015 live streams. This version contains both the left and right videos for stereoscopic 3d presentations, and you can also download standard 2d versions. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version. The stars and galaxy as seen from rocky mountain national park.
Moon nasa pictures download free images on unsplash. How about a supermoon total lunar eclipse over a lightning storm. Supermoon, blood moon, blue moon and harvest moon nasa. If you live in the western part of north america, alaska, and the hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of wednesday, jan. Lunar eclipse essentials scientific visualization studio nasa. See amazing photos of the lunar sight by skywatchers here. A total lunar eclipse will spawn a rare supermoon blood moon on sept. On september 28, 2015 universal time the evening of the 27th for the americas, the moon enters the earths shadow, creating a total lunar. The next total lunar eclipse is on september 27, 2015. Lunar eclipse, blood moon, supermoon 2015 live streams. The moon is seen as it sets behind the national capitol columns at the us national arboretum on wednesday, jan. Tonights the night a rare blood moon total lunar eclipse.
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