A lot going on in the sky this evening: first of all, the full moon. Plus, it is a Super Moon. The full moon will reach its peak around 11:15 local time. And, this will coincide with a total lunar eclipse this evening. The eclipse will happen between 10:30 and 11:30 Central Daylight Time. The eclipse will cause the moon to look red, as the Earth will cause a shadow between the sun and the moon.
For those keeping track, this full moon is referred to as the Flower Moon... yes, for the blooming flowers this time of year.
This heads up, in case you need to get a nap in so you can stay up to watch the full moon and total lunar eclipse. ;-)
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The first part of the evening "sky show": the full moon...
About an hour away from the start of the total lunar eclipse, so more coming.
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Even pumping the ISO to 3200, it was tough getting any kind of an image with the cameras I was using...
But, you get the general idea. Watching it underway, you could see the brightness of the moon peel away until it was a faint red version of itself.
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