It sounds threatening, but a super blue blood moon actually gets its catchy name from a perfect storm of lunar events. The next one comes on January 31. There will be no werewolves, but there will be a spectacular celestial view for the observers of the moon.
Let's separate that name. A supermoon happens when a full moon is at its closest point in orbit to Earth (also known as perigee). A blue moon is the name given to a second full moon within a calendar month. We already registered a supermoon. A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse when the moon acquires a reddish hue.
The lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of North America, Australia, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. You can check the total map of lunar eclipses from NASA to find out if it will be visible at your location and when.
"If the weather permits, the west coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of the whole from the beginning to the end," says NASA lunar blogger Gordon Johnston. Lunar spectators in those areas will need to get up very early in the morning.
If you do not live in one of those areas, or if the weather gets in the way, you can enjoy the experience tuning in with NASA. Live TV. The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will also present the eclipse live.
The charming Johnston moon blog covers all the other names associated with this particular moon on January 31: the long moon, the wolf moon, the snow moon, the ice moon, the old moon or the moon After yule. Whatever you want to call it, it should be beautiful to contemplate.
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