Astronomy: Super Blood Wolf Moon
This upcoming Sunday's total eclipse will be interesting for those of us who RV to Star Parties and other astronomy related events. For this one you won't need a telescope. Viewing conditions for yo...
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dewey02 wrote:drsteve wrote:
I'm kinda amused by the trend of calling every celestial event by some fantastic sounding name, no matter how mundane it really is. The moon always looks red during a total lunar eclipse.
For many of us, it is not a "mundane" event.. Some of us enjoy looking at the night sky. It is a super moon ( closer to the earth and bigger). It is a lunar eclipse. And it is the first full moon of the year (wolf moon).
If you don't want to see it, stay inside and sleep. As for me, I will be looking up at the sky that night, weather permitting.
Yeah, what I meant is that lunar eclipses aren't exactly rare, not that they aren't interesting. I'll definitely be watching, weather permitting, even though I've seen it many times.
