THE RARE CELESTIAL TRIFECTA OF A “SUPER BLUE BLOOD MOON” WILL BE VISIBLE VERY EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING….TO PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES (ASSUMING CLOUDS OR FOG DON’T GET IN THE WAY). THE BEST VIEWING WILL BE SHORTLY BEFORE, DURING, AND SLIGHTLY AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING’S TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE. SHADOWS ARE EXPECTED TO START CREEPING ACROSS THE FACE OF THE MOON AT 2:51 A.M., WHILE THE LUNAR ECLIPSE BEGINS AT 3:48 A.M., AND TOTALITY WILL BE REACHED AT 4:52 A.M. THE BEST TIME TO VIEW THE LUNAR ECLIPSE IS 5:29 A.M., AND THE ECLIPSE WILL END AT 6:08 A.M. THE BLUE MOON IS EXPECTED TO SINK BELOW THE HORIZON AT 11 MINUTES AFTER 7 A.M. …..ENDING THE CELESTIAL TRIFECTA (THAT LAST OCCURRED 152 YEARS AGO). PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO HEAD FOR THE HILLS, OR THE BEACHES, FOR THE BEST VIEWING.
A BLUE MOON IS JUST THE SECOND FULL MOON IN A MONTH, WHILE A BLOOD MOON REFERS TO THE DEEP RED COLOR THE MOON TAKES ON WHEN OUR PLANET BLOCKS THE SUN’S RAYS. WHEN THE MOON PASSES THROUGH PERIGEE (THE POINT IN ITS ORBIT THAT IS CLOSEST TO EARTH), AND IT DOES SO DURING A FULL MOON, THAT’S CALLED A SUPER MOON.
