{"id":447529,"date":"2022-05-15T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/"},"modified":"2022-05-15T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T17:00:00","slug":"how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to watch tonight&#8217;s rare total &#8216;blood moon&#8217; lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a559b7988\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a559b7988\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_watch_tonights_rare_total_%E2%80%98blood_moon_lunar_eclipse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to watch tonight&#8217;s rare total &#8216;blood moon&#8217; lunar eclipse&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/#What_is_the_meaning_of_%E2%80%9Cblood_moon%E2%80%9D\" >What is the meaning of \u201cblood moon\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/#When_is_the_blood_moon_lunar_eclipse\" >When is the blood moon lunar eclipse?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-tonights-rare-total-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse\/#When_is_the_next_lunar_eclipse\" >When is the next lunar eclipse?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_watch_tonights_rare_total_%E2%80%98blood_moon_lunar_eclipse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to watch tonight&#8217;s rare total &#8216;blood moon&#8217; lunar eclipse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/lunar-eclipse-84.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The blood moon rises tonight \u2014 and briefly dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears. <\/p>\n<p>May 15 marks this season\u2019s full \u201cflower moon,\u201d historically occurring around the time flowers are in full bloom for spring in North America, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/content\/full-moon-may\">according to<\/a> the Farmer\u2019s Almanac. But this one\u2019s extra special \u2014 because it\u2019s also the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022, and slated to be a big one.<\/p>\n<p>Skywatchers know that a moon is \u201csuper\u201d when its orbit reaches one of its closest points to Earth \u2014  also called \u201cin perigee\u201d (and the opposite of which, \u201cin apogee,\u201d means the moon is at its furthest).<\/p>\n<p>Some astro-forecasters say that Sunday brings more of a semi-super moon \u2014 as there\u2019s an ongoing debate in the scientific community about the true definition \u2014 which still makes for a pretty spectacular eclipse portion of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the East Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where its other grisly nickname comes in. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_meaning_of_%E2%80%9Cblood_moon%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>What is the meaning of \u201cblood moon\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A blood moon occurs only during a lunar eclipse and emits an orange-red glow during its several minutes of transit through Earth\u2019s shadow, due to an optical illusion caused by our atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Just before the eclipse peaks \u2014 or when the sun and moon are in perfect opposition \u2014 light that normally reflects directly off the lunar surface will be redirected through Earth\u2019s atmosphere, filtering out the blues of the UV spectrum so that only the reds and oranges remain \u2014 hence the changing effect.<\/p>\n<p>And, the bigger the moon appears, the more dramatic the show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch a Total Lunar Eclipse (NASA Science Live)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGIaEIICIcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_is_the_blood_moon_lunar_eclipse\"><\/span>When is the blood moon lunar eclipse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most of Europe, Africa and the US \u2014 minus parts of the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Alaska \u2014 plus eastern Canada, New Zealand and the whole of South America, find themselves in the sweet spot for moon gazing on May 15, as they\u2019ll enjoy either a partial or full eclipse, depending on their locale. Meanwhile, Asia, Australia and parts of West Africa will have to wait their turn. <\/p>\n<p>The exact timing of the eclipse varies with skywatchers\u2019 location, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/solar\/2022-april-30\">TimeandDate.com<\/a> says that a partial eclipse begins on the East coast at 10:28 p.m, and fades to red by 12:11 a.m. on Monday, May 16. The cycle ends at 1:55 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you can see it with the best view, thanks to NASA, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vGIaEIICIcs\">on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_is_the_next_lunar_eclipse\"><\/span>When is the next lunar eclipse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The next and last lunar eclipse of 2022 occurs on Nov. 8, and will be seen from parts of Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and the Arctic Circle \u2014 and even better from South America.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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May 15 marks this season\u2019s full \u201cflower moon,\u201d historically occurring around the time flowers are in full bloom for spring in North America, according to the Farmer\u2019s Almanac. 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