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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.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Hobbies; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astrology; astronomy; demonology; eclipse; moon; nonscience; nonsense; science; space; superstition
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Super Blood Wolf Moon is also a brand of tampons.


61 posted on 01/20/2019 7:45:46 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: TigersEye

Im in public and you made me crack up out loud


62 posted on 01/20/2019 7:47:00 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: TigersEye
If your unruly guests aren't satisified with music, pina coladas and food, here's a list of Top 25 Werewolf films in horror films.
63 posted on 01/20/2019 7:48:21 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: Yaelle

Then my work is done here! heh heh heh


64 posted on 01/20/2019 7:48:41 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

Snobby British werewolves!

I think they’ll go away if you forge some Lon Chaney autographs on some pics from the internet. Then pass it out and turn off the lights.


65 posted on 01/20/2019 7:52:06 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: Redcitizen

If they don’t disperse when the eclipse is over I’ll put speakers out on the deck and play Silver Bells. We’ll see if they get the hint. :)


66 posted on 01/20/2019 7:52:36 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Boomer

I think 846 PST. I messed up the times when I posted the article.


67 posted on 01/20/2019 7:55:25 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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I imagine they would bark at the moon.


68 posted on 01/20/2019 7:55:51 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: dynachrome

Perfectly clear night sky, Tampa, FL, super moon and eclipse is happening.


69 posted on 01/20/2019 7:58:56 PM PST by 4Runner
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

clear here, but colder than a b*tch

Running outside for quick views ………...


70 posted on 01/20/2019 7:59:12 PM PST by njslim
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To: grey_whiskers

Probably better than Mooning Barkbats. Probably.


71 posted on 01/20/2019 7:59:50 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Redcitizen

The eclipse is getting exciting. I can even see a bit of red color now.


72 posted on 01/20/2019 8:01:48 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: TigersEye

That depends on if they’re shaped more like Giselle Bundchen or more like Angela Merkel...


73 posted on 01/20/2019 8:02:13 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 4Runner

Between a 1/4 and a 1/3 now. No “blood” moon, though.


74 posted on 01/20/2019 8:02:44 PM PST by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all.)
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To: njslim

It’s 37 degrees out right now where I am. It has been cloudy all day but now the clouds are gone away, and I have a beautiful view. I’m standing outside right now as a matter of fact.


75 posted on 01/20/2019 8:03:10 PM PST by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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To: Redcitizen

Just looked at it through my daughter’s telescope. Way cool.

She looked at it and then said it was too cold and came inside.


76 posted on 01/20/2019 8:04:18 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: TigersEye

Elevator music works too. lol. :) Just wear earplugs when you blast it.

Here’s 10 hours worth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5PvBzDlZGs


77 posted on 01/20/2019 8:06:22 PM PST by Redcitizen (I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
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To: dynachrome

I’ve had to go back inside to refill my wine glass. Don’t know where you are, but it’s a chilly 49 degrees here.


78 posted on 01/20/2019 8:07:12 PM PST by 4Runner
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To: Redcitizen

It’s about 1/2 there!

I’m in northern Utah


79 posted on 01/20/2019 8:07:28 PM PST by Artcore (Trump 2020!)
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To: fso301

11 here. Normal moon. No way can I stay up any longer.


80 posted on 01/20/2019 8:07:49 PM PST by lizma2
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