Some lucky parts of Australia will even get to see the blood moon, along with the Red Planet and two red stars during totality. You don't need anything to look at the eclipse, but if you take a pair of binoculars you may spot Uranus near the Moon during the total phase when it is dark. No matter where you are, the Moon will look huge as it rises above the horizon even though it's almost the furthest away in its orbit, making it technically smaller this month. The effect is due to an optical illusion that makes objects on the horizon look bigger.
On the west coast, the Moon rises right at the point it reaches totality. That means the Moon is higher and the sky is darker during the eclipse. Time zones aside, the Moon rises and twilight finishes earlier the further north you are. "We can't even say it's the same for everywhere on the east coast." "When an eclipse occurs at moonrise, changes from city to city," Dr Hill says. You'll be able to see some or all of the total phase of the eclipse from anywhere in Australia.īut not everyone will be able to see the beginning of the eclipse - it depends on where you are. The penumbral phase, which is barely perceptible, bookends the eclipse as the Moon slips through Earth's outer shadow.Īnd in the final penumbral phase, the Moon moves back into the Earth's outer shadow. There are three phases during a "blood moon" eclipse: penumbral, partial and total. "The fact it's moving through quite a lot of the shadow means that the duration of the eclipse is quite long," Dr Hill says. Total lunar eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up - known as syzygy - at just the right angle so the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.ĭuring this eclipse, the Moon is moving fairly deep into Earth's central shadow. What happens during a total lunar eclipse? The colour of the fully eclipsed Moon on the west coast, where it appears against a twilight sky, will look very different to the east coast.įull details of what's happening in your state or territory are below. 4 min video Music Music A chat with composer, Frank Strangio and director, Leigh Sheehan about the fluid process of scoring Under a Red Moon. During totality, the Moon will turn red (hence the nickname "blood moon"). This effect is caused by the bending of light through Earth's atmosphere. 5 min video Technology Technology A discussion on digital technology and how it was used to bring Under a Red Moon to the screen.
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