![]() There will also be a feed coming in from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Ferbank Observatory in Atlanta and other locations.Īnd in a sign NASA has taken its social media game to a whole new level, a NASA solar physicist will talk about the eclipse and answer questions submitted through Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA. If skies are still light or cloudy where you live, or you're stuck inside, NASA is live streaming the eclipse starting at 8pm ET until 11:30pm ET. Around moonset right before sunrise the West Coast of the United States will be able to see a nearly total eclipse. Every color except red will be filtered out, resulting in the "blood moon" color we recognize during lunar eclipses. ![]() The moon typically reflects sunlight, which results in its usual white glow, but during the eclipse, sunlight will only make it to the moon indirectly through the Earth's atmosphere. On Sunday/early Monday, the supermoon will be behind the Earth, passing into its shadow. Now, as the moon makes its closest approach to the Earth (the moon's orbit is elliptical), it will look up to 14% larger in diameter than normal. To achieve supermoon status, you need a full moon. It's pretty phenomenal that a lunar eclipse is taking place in conjunction with a supermoon.
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