Those willing to get up early tomorrow morning will have a chance to see the super blood moon lunar eclipse.
Planetary Astronomer with the Manitoba Museum, Scott Young says the super blood moon is caused by a couple of lunar events occurring at the same time.
“There are a few things that are all happening at the same time. There’s the blood moon, which is the common name for a lunar eclipse, then there’s the super moon. The super moon is when the moon is slightly closer to the earth than it is the rest of the time.”
Young says that Manitobans will only get a quick view of the eclipse, and provinces farther west will have a better view.
“Unfortunately, it’s not a great view for Manitobans. We just get to the see the beginning of the eclipse, the partial phases, just before the moon sets for us.”
Despite not having a great view, Young recommends looking out for it very early in the morning and having a clear horizon to the west and southwest.
The eclipse won’t be visible until 4:30 a.m., and the best view will be around 5:00 a.m.
The most recent blood moon was on January 21st, 2019, and the last total eclipse of a year’s closest full moon happened on September 28th, 2015.
