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Super blood wolf moon: What to know and how to watch it
ABC News ^ | January 20, 2019 | Becky Perlow

Posted on 01/20/2019 6:25:36 PM PST by Redcitizen

Grab your winter coat, some hot cocoa and your kid's telescope on Sunday and head outside because the next super blood wolf moon won’t be showing its face for another 18 years.

While the celestial phenomenon sounds like something you’d read in a teenage werewolf novel, its actual meaning is derived from multiple sources.

The term "super" refers to the placement of the moon. This month, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth’s orbit, making it appear larger than normal.

The term "wolf" derives from the Native American nickname for January's full moon and the wolves who "howled in hunger outside the villages," according to the Farmer’s Almanac.

The term "blood" comes from the way the sun’s light bends and refracts off the Earth's atmosphere and onto the moon’s surface, making it appear red or copper at times. This phenomenon, called "Rayleigh scattering," is also what causes the beautiful colors of our sunrises and sunsets as well as what makes our sky look blue. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California notes, however, that clouds, dust, ash and organic matter in Earth’s atmosphere may change the expected color of a super wolf blood moon.

"We’re not sure what color it will turn. It really depends on the earth’s atmosphere, whether we’ve had storms, volcanic eruptions, all sorts of things," explained Dr. David Reitzel, an astronomer and lecturer at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Hobbies; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astrology; astronomy; demonology; eclipse; moon; nonscience; nonsense; science; space; superstition
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To: TigersEye
I imagine they would bark at the moon.
41 posted on 01/20/2019 7:29:31 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: WVNan
No color.

The eclipse hasn't started yet.

42 posted on 01/20/2019 7:30:44 PM PST by BipolarBob (Occasional-Cortex " Just because I don't know what Armageddon means, it's not the end of the world".)
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To: Senormechanico

The first time I saw one I thought it looked like some alien planet, just sitting in the sky like it was glowing with a dim red light. It never looked the same since then....


43 posted on 01/20/2019 7:32:48 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: All

Aha! I see it. The bottom edge has begun to darken.


44 posted on 01/20/2019 7:33:15 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Redcitizen

Too cloudy in E. TN.


45 posted on 01/20/2019 7:33:28 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: WVNan

Eclipse starts in 1 minute.


46 posted on 01/20/2019 7:33:44 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Ken522

I live in north central Florida and I just got back in from outside looking. Moon is clear as day. Not red yet. 10:30 PM EST.


47 posted on 01/20/2019 7:34:30 PM PST by HotHunt (Reagan was good but TRUMP IS GREAT!)
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To: TigersEye

If you have some steaks, that will do it. No need to cook. And tell then its a bring your own booze type party.


48 posted on 01/20/2019 7:35:02 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: Redcitizen

It’s 3 below zero...I’ll watch it on the interwebs


49 posted on 01/20/2019 7:35:38 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Redcitizen

What time does it start on the west coast?


50 posted on 01/20/2019 7:37:17 PM PST by Boomer ( Leftism is toxic poison to a free society.)
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To: Redcitizen

I wish. It’s -15 here tonight so northern Michiganders are staying in.


51 posted on 01/20/2019 7:38:59 PM PST by MarMema (don't forget to stock up on dogfood)
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To: bigbob

Yep. Bottom of the moon is starting to darken. Looks like it will take an hour. Full eclipse at 12:12 AM Eastern time (earthsky.org).


52 posted on 01/20/2019 7:40:21 PM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Redcitizen
Just in case the music references have taken hold of any others here...

Werewolves Of London

Lawyers, Guns and Money

Excitable Boy

Bad Moon Rising

53 posted on 01/20/2019 7:40:33 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Redcitizen

Shockingly, it’s visible here.

We have only very light high cloud cover. It’s enough to make a beautiful night sky and clear enough to see the moon with no problem.


54 posted on 01/20/2019 7:40:34 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: HotHunt

I live in north central Florida and I just got back in from outside looking. Moon is clear as day. Not red yet. 10:30 PM EST.
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Full eclipse at 11:43 PM for an hour. At least we have clear weather for the viewing.


55 posted on 01/20/2019 7:40:36 PM PST by Yulee
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To: Snickering Hound

Got some berry gummies werewolf antidote on hand...

https://biohacku.com/blog/berry-gummies-werewolf-antidote


56 posted on 01/20/2019 7:41:00 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: Boomer
Pacific Time
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 7:34 p.m. (January 20, 2019)
Total lunar eclipse begins: 8:41 p.m. (January 20, 2019)
Greatest eclipse: 9:12 p.m. (January 20, 2019)
Total lunar eclipse ends: 9:43 p.m. (January 20, 2019)
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 10:51 p.m. (January 20, 2019)
57 posted on 01/20/2019 7:41:42 PM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Boomer
What time does it start on the west coast?

Umbral phase just getting started at 7:33pm west coast time. Total phase starts at 8:41 ends at 9:43 (the period where reddish color most noticeable). Mid-totality at 9:12pm your time.

58 posted on 01/20/2019 7:42:09 PM PST by plsvn
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To: Redcitizen

I have a very clear view, right now. Whooo-hooo! (Denver area, Colorado)


59 posted on 01/20/2019 7:42:52 PM PST by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all.)
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To: Redcitizen

I get the feeling I wasn’t invited ... unless I want to be the steaks.

What’s really chafing my butt though are all the snotty comments
about my hair and the way I dress. :(


60 posted on 01/20/2019 7:43:18 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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