Penumbral lunar eclipses slightly darken the Moon.
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Not all lunar eclipses are alike. An astronomer explains the science behind the slight dimming of the Moon on May 5, 2023.
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A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.
A red blood moon is caused by sunlight passing through the Earth’s atmosphere.
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In the early morning of May 26, 2021, there will be a super blood-red lunar eclipse. The show will be spectacular and can all be explained by the orbits of the Earth and Moon.
The moon covers much of the sun during the total solar eclipse, in Merlo, San Luis, Argentina, July 2 2019.
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While the world gathers to see an eclipse, what’s the rest of nature doing?
A super blue blood moon is seen from Svalbard, Norway earlier this year.
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The longest lunar eclipse this century, and other special features such as Mars looking spectacular will be seen.
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The blood moon myths are many and varied, but, at the end of the day, it’s just an eclipse.
The Blood Moon from January 31, 2018. Our second chance to see an eclipsed Moon this year is coming up on July 28.
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All five five planets visible to the naked-eye are on show in the night skies over Australia, and a Blood Moon on the way too.
Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket from the company’s complex on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand.
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There are plenty of astronomical things to watch out for this year beyond this week’s lunar eclipse, including new Moon landings and a space station falling back to Earth.
Blood moon on April 15, 2014.
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Studying lunar eclipse could help us work out what’s happening on exoplanets.
Changing colours of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse, Mt Buffalo National Park, June 16, 2011.
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There is plenty of excitement about the lunar eclipse this week, but don’t believe all you read and hear about this wonderful astronomical event.
As long as clouds don’t get in the way, the view should be spectacular.
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A bunch of uncommon things all happening at the same time mean this full moon will have some special attributes.
Dramatic, but not apocalyptic.
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A rare super blood moon visible from parts of the Earth this month will delight those people lucky enough to see it. But why has this marvel of the solar system got some people so worried?