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Total Lunar Eclipse with Supermoon (Blood Moon) Coming Sept 27
With the moon as close to Earth as it gets, we'll be treated with a total lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon, this Sunday evening. Those in the mid-to-Eastern United States, South America, Western Africa and Western Europe will be able to see every stage of the total lunar eclipse (about 3 1/2 hours total), with other areas seeing the eclipse during various stages.
This is an especially important event because:
- A total lunar eclipse occurring during a supermoon is a rare event. The last time it happened was 1982; after Sunday, it'll be 2033 before it happens again.
- There will not be another opportunity to see (or photograph) a total lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until 2018.
So charge your batteries, put memory cards in your cameras and get ready to capture this especially rare event.
Key Times for Total Lunar Eclipse, Sept. 27–28, 2015
| Eclipse event | UT (GMT) | EDT | CDT | MDT | PDT |
| Penumbra first visible | 0:40 | 8:40 p.m. | 7:40 p.m. | — | — |
| Partial eclipse begins | 1:07 | 9:07 p.m. | 8:07 p.m. | 7:07 p.m. | — |
| Total eclipse begins | 2:11 | 10:11 p.m. | 9:11 p.m. | 8:11 p.m. | 7:11 p.m. |
| Mid-eclipse | 2:47 | 10:47 p.m. | 9:47 p.m. | 8:47 p.m. | 7:47 p.m. |
| Total eclipse ends | 3:23 | 11:23 p.m. | 10:23 p.m. | 9:23 p.m. | 8:23 p.m. |
| Partial eclipse ends | 4:27 | 12:27 a.m. | 11:27 p.m. | 10:27 p.m. | 9:27 p.m. |
| Penumbra last visible | 4:55 | 12:55 a.m. | 11:55 p.m. | 10:55 p.m. | 9:55 p.m |
You can find more details regarding the eclipse at skyandtelescope.com.
For tips on photographing the event, check out Nikon USA's Learn and Explore Article, "How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse."
Posted: 9/25/2015 11:40:54 AM ET Posted By: Sean
Posted to: Canon News, Sony News
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