Tag: Blood Moon

There is something in the beauty of the Moon. The calm rise and an even calmer disappearance makes it a real wonder in the skies. On Tuesday, the Earth, Sun and Moon aligned for one final time this year to create a spectacular Blood Moon eclipse that skygazers wouldn’t want to miss. How the phenomena started and ended, take a look at the exciting spectacle.

Not every Lunar Eclipse is Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse . This only happens during a total lunar eclipse. The Moon is entirely blanketed by the Earth's darkest shadow

The Sun is around 109 times bigger than Earth and over 148-million kms away, while the Earth is nearly four times larger than the Moon, with an average distance of 3,85 lakh kms separating them.

NASA said this partial eclipse is ultra-long because the moon is almost at the farthest part from the Earth in its orbit (known as apogee), which means the moon is moving a bit slower through the shadow of Earth.

Bhubaneswar: The longest lunar eclipse of the century will take place today which scientists have termed as the ‘blood moon’ that will be visible to the human naked eye in a reddish colour. The lunar eclipse will not only be visible to the residents of Odisha but across the world. Ahead of the mega event, […]

Bhubaneswar: Come July 27, sky gazers will get to chance to witness a rare celestial phenomenon including the longest Lunar Eclipse of the century. Scientists have termed the ‘blood moon’ as the longest lunar eclipse to take place in a century when the moon will be visible to the human naked eye in a reddish […]

New Delhi: If you missed the trilogy of supermoons earlier this year, the Lunar eclipse — the longest of the 21st century — set to occur on Friday, will offer you a rare celestial treat. The celestial spectacle, which would be seen in its entirety from all parts of India, last for 1 hour 43 […]

On May 26 evening, a rare celestial event will unfold its mesmerising act when a Super Blood Moon will be seen in the eastern sky, just after a total lunar eclipse. The most interesting part of this super lunar phenomenon is that three major events will be taking place all at once, namely 'Supermoon', 'Red Blood Moon' and a Lunar Eclipse