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The moon will probably be dark on Friday even though it's not a blood moon.
To confirm that, be sure to watch the event. The eclipse will start at 1:02 a.m. The eclipse will end at 6:03 a.m. You can watch the lunar eclipse on the Space.com website.
When the moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, it causes a lunar eclipse. At its peak, the Earth's shadow will cover the Moon almost completely, and it will be in the deepest part of the shadow. The sun's rays should be enough to cover our lunar neighbor in a red-brown hue. It's not considered a real blood moon because it won't be a total lunar eclipse.
There is a lunar eclipse in 2021.
The partial lunar eclipse will take place in November of 2021. The NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio has an image.
The moon turns red during a lunar eclipse when the only sunlight reaching the moon passes through the Earth's atmosphere. The moon will appear red during the eclipse if there is more dust or clouds in the atmosphere. It's as if the world's sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon.
The event will be visible from a number of places. Our guide on how to photograph the moon can help you make the most of the event if you have good weather. We have the best cameras for astronomy and the best telescopes for astronomy to help you prepare for the next eclipse.
Make sure you're prepared to stay out in the cold, as the eclipse will be very long. The total eclipse will last 6 hours and 1 minute, making it the longest total eclipse in over 500 years.
There was a partial lunar eclipse on Nov. 18-19. Darker areas have more visibility. The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The moon is moving a bit slower through the shadow of the Earth because it is almost at the farthest part of the Earth's equator.
The moon spends a longer amount of time in the Earth's umbra than it would in a "more-partial" eclipse, according to NASA.
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