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How to See the 'Super Flower Blood Moon,' 1st Lunar Eclipse of This Decade

posted by janrinok on Tuesday May 25 2021, @04:40PM   
from the pictures,-or-it-never-happened! dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RunawayXXXX:

How to see the 'Super Flower Blood Moon,' 1st lunar eclipse of this decade:

This week's full moon will be the second supermoon of the season, appearing brighter and larger than usual. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the "Flower Blood Moon" will be roughly 222,000 miles away from the Earth early Wednesday morning.

May's full moon is known as the "Flower Moon," and because a total lunar eclipse -- also known as a "blood moon" as it gives the moon a reddish hue -- is also set to happen at the same time, it's being called the "Super Flower Blood Moon."

The moon will be at its brightest and largest at 4:14 a.m. PT (11:14 UTC), according to astronomers.

People who live in western North America, western South America, eastern Asia, and Oceania, will have the best view of the "Flower Blood Moon," according to astronomers.

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• Re:I'm waiting for theRe:I'm waiting for the (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @07:22PM (3 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @07:22PM (#1138677)

  I've been wondering what the bullshit is lately with every full moon needing its own name. Do we really need a new name for every month's full moon?

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• Re:I'm waiting for bloody Aunt Erma to comeRe:I'm waiting for bloody Aunt Erma to come (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday May 25 2021, @08:15PM (2 children)

  by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday May 25 2021, @08:15PM (#1138695) Journal

  Do we really need a new name for every month's full moon?

  Yes we do. Every month. Always. Period.

  Depends Oooops...wrong meme.

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  • Re:I'm waiting for bloody Aunt Erma to comeRe:I'm waiting for bloody Aunt Erma to come (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @09:15PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @09:15PM (#1138711)

    [Hint: see the dept. line in the original submission.]

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    • Re:I'm waiting for bloody Aunt Erma to come(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @09:26PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 25 2021, @09:26PM (#1138716)

      Wait, oh, sorry, it was this non-accepted sub [soylentnews.org].

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