Upcoming total lunar eclipse
There will be a total lunar eclipse the evening of Sept 28 (in the North American time zones). It will be best in the eastern half of the US or Canada. Where I am, on the west coast, the eclipse will occur shortly after sunset, which isn’t the best way to see it. Higher is the sky with darker skies is my preference, so I’m hoping to find clear skies somewhere at least as far east as the eastern part of the Mountain Time zone.
The moon is very dim when eclipsed, and a lovely reddish-orange, due to the filtration of light through our atmosphere. The full moon will be quite bright before and after the eclipse, with possibly a few bright stars visible. When the eclipse becomes total it will be as dark as a moonless night and if it’s clear all the stars will come out – a spectacular change to witness.
After this, the next total eclipse visible in North America will be in January 2018, and there will be another one in January 2019.
http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEnext.html
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html
