By Jonathan Lloyd Published Updated on at 9:47 am NBC Universal, Inc. He advised viewers to find a spot with an unobstructed view of the southwest horizon. According to NASA, the eclipse will last three hours and 28 minutes the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years. Video shows clouds shrouding the view of a rare total lunar eclipse over Southern California. It will look red because of how the molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere filter out the shorter wavelengths of blue light emanating from the Sun, he said.īy the time the partial phase of the eclipse ends, shortly before 6 a.m., the moon will have gone out of sight behind the western hills for most viewers in the Bay Area and the sky will have started to lighten.įor those hoping to get a look at the “supermoon” eclipse, there’s no need to get away from bright urban areas, Burress said. Though the moon, Earth, and Sun will be aligned during the total eclipse, slivers of sunlight will still peek around the Earth and reflect off of the shadowed moon, Burress explained. It can take on an almost 3D look to it, like you can reach up and grab it with your hand,” he said. It's a total eclipse of a super, blood moon.
The moon “seems to go very dark and glow dark red. How To See The Super Blood Moon Eclipse In Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA - Angelenos are in for a treat in the early morning hours Wednesday. Though the totality of this eclipse will be short, it’s “still very beautiful,” said Burress. If you want to get a closer look at the 'bite' the Earth is taking out of the moon, you can use binoculars or a. It will look “like a little bite has been taken out of a cookie,” said Burress. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is perfectly safe to look at with your eyes.
How to see Wednesday's lunar eclipse from the Bay Area Close Menuīut by 2:45 a.m., viewers will see the moon start to creep into the shadow of the Earth.