There’s a Blood Moon on the rise, and people around the world will be able to catch a glimpse of it today, Friday July 27th, 2018, when the Moon ducks into the Earth’s shadow. Nigeria is going to experience it.
2018 features two lunar eclipses, one in January and the other in July. On Jan. 31, there was a spectactular Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse. The July 27 Blood Moon will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century. Both will be total lunar eclipses, when the full moon passes through Earth’s shadow.
Lunar eclipses are visible from anywhere on Earth where it is nighttime. However, the duration of the eclipse you see will depend on how close to moonrise or moonset the eclipse starts in your location. During total lunar eclipses, the moon turns a deep red color when it enters the depths of Earth’s shadow. So why doesn’t the moon just look like it’s in darkness? The color change happens because Earth’s atmosphere acts as both a lens and a scattering…
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