Posted on 10/07/2014 8:37:53 PM PDT by catnipman
A red moon will be visible in parts of the world including the US
The event is known as a 'blood moon' owing to the red colour of the moon
It occurs when the moon passes in to the shadow of Earth called the umbra
The event is quite rare but the moon is currently going through a sequence of four blood moons called a tetrad The last was on 15 April 2014 and the next will be on 4 April 2015
At 6:25am Eastern time on 9 October the eclipse will be at its peak
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The last time there was total cloud cover here. So I’m boycotting lunar eclipses.
Must have something to do with the dateline. This says the ninth but It’s supposed to be tomorrow morning.
Lunar Eclipse to Veil Moon Red in Predawn Hours of Wednesday
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/lunar-eclipse-to-veil-moon-red-in-predawn-hours-of-wednesday/ar-BB7QxIh
“In the predawn hours of Oct. 8, early risers and restless souls weary from insomnia are in for a rare spectacle as the Hunter’s Moon glows a coppery red, and is veiled by Earth’s great shadow.”
I stayed up way too late last time, but got some good pic of the moon. Doubt i will last so long tonight, thought it will be around midnight my time. We geezers need our rest.
Feast of Tabernacles also begins...
B-L-O-O-D. That spells Moon!
I have to get up at 4AM,,
The show is supposed to start at 4:15..
Plan to see it..
That is correct..
My timeline says 5:15 eastern. In the morning...about 5.25hrs from now.
Alarm is set for 4 AM. Camera/tripod is set up, just have to carry it outside. We have some clouds here in north central Colorado, so it’s a bit dicey.
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.” Zechariah 14:6-7
Moon just clouded over here in Colorado central front range. :(
I just told Mrs. Catnipman that as far as I can remember almost every major celestial event including almost all of the meteor showers have always clouded over.
I’ll watch the re-run.
Lunar eclipses are not all that exciting, unless the moon really does turn to blood.
No, it's known as a lunar eclipse. Don't know where this recent viral fad of calling it "blood moon" started.
In AZ during monsoon season, the winds whip up the dust and we ‘semi’ often get some very blood-looking moons. Beautiful stuff in a surreal horror movie/post apocalyptic way.
They aint that rare, I have seen several.
LOL...yes, or even cheese...
I think it’s just because I am probably not going to see these things for too much longer..so I would like to enjoy them while I can.
Call it a bucket list.
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