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LONDON, United Kingdom – Nearly half of the planet will witness a rare lunar eclipse on the evening of September 27.
It has been called the “blood moon eclipse,” because this particular lunar eclipse coincides with the so-called “supermoon,” the point when the Moon is closes to the Earth.
At this time, the Moon appears to be a bit bigger than usual in the night sky, and is expected to be somewhat reddish or rust-colored, due to the scattering of light in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Lunar eclipses occur when the Moon, Earth and Sun line up in roughly a straight line, but the Earth is in between the Moon and Sun; therefore, the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow.
It will be visible in most of North America, the entire South America, most of Africa, and western Europe, from Sunday, September 27, to the early hours of Monday, September 28.
The moon will enter the Earth’s shadow at around 00:11 GMT. The point of the greatest eclipse will be at around 3:47 GMT Monday, and will be over by 5:22 GMT.
In other areas – mainly across most of Asia and the Pacific – people won’t be able to see the lunar eclipse, but don’t worry: Rappler will bring you the eclipse as it happens, courtesy of the livestream from the Slooh Community Observatory.
The livestream will start at around 8 am Monday in Manila, or 1 am in London. Check out the start times for your particular timezone from this link. – Rappler.com
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