Out here on the edge of the western United States (Santa Cruz), we had partly cloudy skies, so tough to pick out the moon, as it rose over the horizon.
We noticed it as the eclipse waned, around 8:45-9:00 p.m. Dawn and I sat with our cats, on the balcony, and listened to the people below, who also had noticed and clustered together to discuss. A perfect view.
DETAILS
Total Lunar Eclipse | September 27, 2015
All times in Pacific Standard Time
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:07 pm
Total eclipse begins: 7:11 pm
Greatest eclipse: 7:47 pm
Total eclipse ends: 8:23 pm
Partial eclipse ends: 9:27 pm
Wikipedia has an animated illustration of the moon passing through the earth's shadow.
DEFINITIONS
- Blood Moon: the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad: four straight total eclipses of the moon, spaced at six lunar months (full moons) apart
- Super Moon: Because the sun is about 50,000 miles closer to the earth than at its furthest point – and it’s a full or new moon – the moon will appear larger and brighter than most full moons. To be considered a supermoon, it has to be within 224,851 miles (361,863 kilometers) of our planet, as measured from the centers of the moon and Earth
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