The skies are a busy place this summer. Whether your interest lies
with scientists and astronomy or the astrologist’s zodiac there’s plenty to
read about and watch overhead with Several Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; a
Supermoon, New Moons, a Blood Moon and well, check it out...
The next lunar
eclipse is in two weeks, on July 27, 2018 will be a total lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon (click here for video) and a very special
one because it's the longest of the 21st century. While on most
occasions, the moon passes into the Earth's shadow for an hour or so, on July
27, 2018 it will do so for 1 hour 43 minutes. However, once again it's not
observable from North America; the best views are from India, the Middle East
and East and South Africa. In the U.K. it will be possible to watch a totally
eclipsed moon appear on the horizon at dusk.
The partial solar eclipse is the first of 3 eclipses in a row. Let’s
start with today, Friday the 13th, a date that has long been considered a harbinger of
bad luck by popular culture.
A new moon that's as close to Earth as it gets for the
rest of 2018 will pass in front of the sun July 13. This eclipse
is particularly rare because there hasn’t been a solar eclipse on Friday the 13th for 43 years
– since December 13, 1974, according to NASA. And the next one won’t be for another 62 years – Friday the 13th September 13, 2080.
Astrologers are forecasting humans to become ultra emo with this double
Whammy supermoon. check out one forecast here.
A supermoon occurs because the moon’s orbit around Earth
is elliptical, so sometimes it's closer, creating the optical illusion that the moon is
suddenly much bigger and brighter.
The ultra-rare occurrence will be viewable from South
Australia, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. People in Tasmania, an island off the
southern coast of Australia, will most likely get the best view of the Friday the
13th eclipse, which is expected to last one hour and four minutes.
Other places, including Geelong, Australia will also have a partial view
of the eclipse on July 13, but they will see less than 25% of the sun blocked
out by the moon, meaning it could look almost like a regular sunny afternoon.
Watch it: https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/space-astronomy/supermoon-solar-eclipse-friday-the-13th
The
next eclipse is just 2 weeks away and will also be very special!
The Next Lunar Eclipse
The next lunar
eclipse is in two weeks, on July 27, 2018 will be a total lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon (click here for video) and a very special
one because it's the longest of the 21st century. While on most
occasions, the moon passes into the Earth's shadow for an hour or so, on July
27, 2018 it will do so for 1 hour 43 minutes. However, once again it's not
observable from North America; the best views are from India, the Middle East
and East and South Africa. In the U.K. it will be possible to watch a totally
eclipsed moon appear on the horizon at dusk.
The Next Solar Eclipse
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