Look up at the sky Thursday evening into Friday morning for a chance to glimpse the moon turn a red-coppery color —sometimes called a “Blood Moon” — during a total lunar eclipse. The celestial show occurs “when the sun, Earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow,” according to NASA. “It […]
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‘Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse Starts Just After Midnight
Election Day is being ushered in by a lunar eclipse that will turn the moon a red-coppery color —sometimes called a “Blood Moon” — during totality, which is the stage when it passes into the Earth’s shadow. That red hue, according to NASA, is “because the only sunlight reaching the moon passes through Earth’s atmosphere.” […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Eclipse of the Super Flower Moon
The full moon of May, called the flower moon, was a real doozy: it was a super moon, an eclipse, and a blood moon — the first Super Blood Flower Moon into which I can ever remember having tuned. So how does it come by all of those monikers? The moon’s orbit around Earth is […]
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Catching a Glimpse of the ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse
While the forecast calls for patchy fog in many areas of Humboldt County, it might be worth an early morning wake up call Wednesday to try to catch a glimpse of the “Super Flower Blood Moon” during a full lunar eclipse. Totality will occur between 4:11 a.m. and 4:25 a.m. on the West Coast. The […]
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Eclipse of the ‘Super Blood Moon’ is Coming Soon
The sun, moon and Earth will align Sunday in a celestial phenomenon known by the ominous moniker “super blood moon” — the only total lunar eclipse of 2019 — with all of North America set to receive a full view, depending on the weather, according to NASA. “Super” refers to the moon being closest to […]
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Celestial Trifecta Wednesday: A Super Blue Blood Moon
In case you haven’t heard, a rare celestial event known as a “super blue blood moon” — try saying that three times fast — will be unfolding overhead Wednesday morning, if the North Coast’s notoriously gray skies don’t get in the way. Despite the somewhat ominous name, a super blue blood moon is basically a […]
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Seeing Tomorrow’s Eclipse an “Iffy” Proposition
If you’re planning on prying yourself from your covers before dawn tomorrow to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse, you might be heading back to be disappointed. The eclipse will begin at 4:57 a.m., when the earth, moon and sun align in the sky, with the earth blocking the sun’s rays and casting the […]