Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday
ASSOCIATED PRESS / MAY 15
The moon is shown during a full lunar eclipse near Moscow, Idaho, with the reddish color caused by it passing into the shadow of the Earth.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. >> Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like it for three years.
The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours — the farther west, the better — and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible just a finger’s width above the moon, resembling a bright star.
Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours — from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a.m. EST (12:16 a.m. to 1:41 a.m. Tuesday Hawaii time)— as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun.
Total lunar eclipse tonight: 1109p begin, 1259a max, 356a end. Incoming low clouds and showers will move in from the east and more likely to bring obscured conditions across windward areas. Best viewing likely to occur across leeward sides of the islands. #hiwx #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/ri7JTMYEDC
— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) November 7, 2022
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Known as a blood moon, it will appear a reddish-orange from the light of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises. At the peak of the eclipse, the moon will be 242740 miles (390,653 kilometers) away, according to NASA scientists. Binoculars and telescopes will enhance viewing, provided the skies are clear.
South America will get a glimpse of the lunar eclipse, weather permitting. Striking out altogether, Africa, the Middle East and most of Europe will have to wait until 2025.
Among those providing a livestream of the lunar extravaganza: Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and the Italian-based Virtual Telescope Project.
It’s the second total lunar eclipse this year; the first was in May. The next one won’t be until 2025. Plenty of partial lunar eclipses will be available in the meantime.
