Showing posts with label eclipse of the moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eclipse of the moon. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Three Eclipses in One Month!


How often are there 3 eclipses in a month?




June 5, 2020: Penumbral lunar eclipse
June 21, 2020: Annular solar eclipse
July 5, 2020: Penumbral lunar eclipse

penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the
Moon are imperfectly aligned. When this 
happens, the Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon's surface and covers all or part of the Moon with the outer part of its shadow, also known as the penumbra.



What Is an Annular Solar EclipseAn annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon covers the Sun's center,
leaving 
the Sun's visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” or annulus around the Moon. The characteristic “ring of fire”. Solar eclipses happen when the New Moon casts a shadow on Earth.

Monday, August 31, 2015

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: The Night Sky for September 2015

Sounds gross, but fascinating.

Super Blood Moon eclipse on night of September 27-28

http://earthsky.org/?p=51212

Just for fun-- 

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE 

September 2015 guide to the five visible planets

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury 

Hey! Look, there's Mars! Hello, Curiosity, hello!