With the following whole lunar eclipse not going down till March 2025, few folks will wish to miss Tuesday’s alternative to witness this awe-inspiring celestial occasion.

A complete eclipse takes place when Earth strikes straight between the solar and the moon. The lack of direct daylight casts a shadow throughout our nearest neighbor. As the shadow strikes throughout the moon, it creates what is called an “umbra” the place the sunshine is totally blocked, and likewise a “penumbra” the place the sunshine is partially blocked.

The spotlight, nonetheless, should absolutely be watching because the moon progressively seems in a reddish colour, a beautiful phenomenon attributable to the refraction of sunshine passing by Earth’s ambiance.

If you’re situated within the Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Eastern Europe, clear skies offers you a superb view of Tuesday’s whole lunar eclipse, although sadly of us in Western Europe and Africa will miss out … however there’s nonetheless a technique to see it.

So, for anybody in Western Europe and Africa, or for folks in locations the place cloud cowl obscures the view, you possibly can merely hop on-line to look at the whole lunar eclipse. OK, it’s not fairly the identical, however a minimum of it allows you to nonetheless witness this uncommon occasion in actual time.

To watch the whole lunar eclipse because it occurs, use the video participant embedded on the high of this web page. The feed will go dwell on Tuesday morning at 1 a.m. PT (4 a.m. ET/9 a.m. GMT). At this time, Earth’s shadow will start to fall on the moon, with totality occurring about 75 minutes later. A variety of skilled contributors from around the globe will provide commentary and explanations because the eclipse passes by its varied levels.

Able to look at the lunar eclipse by gazing skyward? Then take a look at this Digital Trends article for extra info.

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