Houston to see the lunar eclipse ‘Blood Moon’, unless the clouds intervene – Houston Public Media

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The Moon will provide a rare heavenly show to the space city, since orbits through the shadow of the earth on early Friday, if the clouds do not get along the way.

A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon into “blood” red. According POTThe residents of the Houston area could begin to see the transformation of the moon around 12:47 am Friday until 3:10 am, with the entire eclipse that occurs between 1: 26-2: 31 am

But the Meteorological channel Night skies cloudy forecasts in the Houston area, with some winds. Around the eclipse moment, there could be significant cloud coverage.

According to Carolyn Summers, vice president of Astronomy at the Houston Natural Sciences Museum, “if the moon looks good from its window, it will look good when it gets red.”

Summers recommends staying late to enjoy the rare event.

“Everyone on the side of the earth where we are can see it exactly at the same time,” Summers said. “Then you can share the sky with someone who is thousands of miles away.”

The total lunar eclipse, also known as “blood moon”, occurs when the sun, earth and the moon align.

As the sunlight passes through the earth’s atmosphere, a longer wavelength light is projected such as red and orange on the moon.

The moon, hidden from the darkest and most internal shadow of the earth, called the UmbriaThen it lights, giving it a red tone.

According to NASA, the latest visible blood moon in Houston occurred in November 2022. The following is expected in September, but it will only be visible in the eastern hemisphere.

Most continental United States will be on the road to this week’s lunar eclipse, according to NASA Scientific visualization study.

According to NASA, the next blood moon that can be seen in the Houston area will be on March 3, 2026.