WATCH LIVE STREAMING OF LUNAR ECLIPSE 2018 SUPER BLUE BLOOD MOON
Lunar eclipse 2018, Super Blue Blood Moon India Live Updates: Stargazers are seizing the ‘Once in a blue moon’ opportunity! The rarest of rare space phenomenon is taking place on Wednesday, January 31. A total Lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan 2018) has occurred with a blue moon, known as a Super Blue Blood Moon and it is the first Lunar Eclipse of 2018. The celestial event is a lunar trifecta: a supermoon (a moon at perigee, the closest to Earth that it gets in its orbit), a total lunar eclipse (a blood moon), and a blue moon (the second full moon of a calendar month). The portion of the total moon inside the Umbral shadow will only be illuminated by sunlight refracted through the Earth’s atmosphere. The duration of the celestial phenomena will last for over an hour.
Here are Lunar eclipse 2018, Super Blue Blood Moon India Live Updates:
8: 00 pm: According to NASA, the Earth is currently moving out from between the Sun and Moon.
7: 17 pm: SEE PICS | Total Lunar Eclipse: Amazing pics of Super Blue Blood Moon – Don’t miss!
7: 07 pm: The Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon, making the lunar surface appear red. You can watch views of the Super Blue Blood Moon from multiple telescopes live online! Take a look:
6: 43 pm: The fifth largest moon in the solar system, Earth’s moon is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet’s wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate. It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years. The moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth.
6: 26 pm: Super Blue Blood Moon is seen in the skies of Bhubaneswar.
6: 14 pm: Visuals of Super Blue Blood Moon from Kolkata
6: 10 pm: And it’s starting! On August 21, 2017, the Moon blocked the Sun and cast its shadow on the Earth. Now during the lunar eclipse, the Earth is blocking the Sun to cast its shadow on the Moon.
And it’s starting! On August 21, 2017, the Moon blocked the Sun and cast its shadow on the Earth. Now during the lunar eclipse, the Earth is blocking the Sun to cast its shadow on the Moon. #SuperBlueBloodMoon @NASASun @NASAEarth pic.twitter.com/PWdwpT5BwZ
— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) January 31, 2018
6: 01 pm: NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won’t happen again until 2037.
5: 53 pm: When a full moon occurs twice in a month, the second full moon is called a blue moon. This also led to the term ‘Once in a blue moon’, as it is relatively rare to witness!
5: 42 pm: Scientists are keenly studying the sharp, sudden drop in temperature at the lunar surface, as Earth’s shadow blankets the moon. During the more than one hour of totality, the temperature will plunge 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), said lunar scientist Noah Petro of Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He’s deputy project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, circling the moon since 2009. His team is taking special precautions to keep the spacecraft warm during the eclipse.
5: 35 pm: The overlap of a blue moon – the second full moon in a calendar month – with a lunar eclipse while the moon is at its closest approach to the earth is the first such celestial trifecta since 1982, said Noah Petro, a research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington.
5: 10 pm: It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a super moon and a total lunar eclipse
5: 02 pm: Check out this view of tonight’s SuperBlueBloodMoon from All Space Considered Griffith Observatory in California. Tune in live:
Check out this view of tonight’s #SuperBlueBloodMoon from @AllSpaceCnsdrd #GriffithObservatory in California. Tune in live: https://t.co/r6X6SoMfLn pic.twitter.com/IOXqC2KVBW
— NASA (@NASA) January 31, 2018
4: 08 pm: Meanwhile, thousands of skywatchers across the tech hub in Bengaluru are waiting for a rare celestial spectacle when the Moon will appear brighter and turn red during an eclipse later on Wednesday. “This lunar eclipse is special because a supermoon (appears larger than usual in its perigee), blue Moon (second full Moon of the month) and blood Moon (appears red during eclipse) will all coincide at once,” the Director of Nehru Planetarium Pramod G. Galgali.
4: 03 pm: WATCH| LIVE views of the Super Blue Blood Moon from multiple telescopes. Take a look:
LIVE NOW: Watch views of the #SuperBlueBloodMoon from multiple telescopes. Take a look: https://t.co/a5ScGDXhQu
— NASA (@NASA) January 31, 2018
3: 57 pm: The eclipse is expected to last for one hour and 16 minutes in the country.
3: 52 pm: In India, the phenomenon will be seen by the people of north-East, who will be able to witness this event between 4:21 PM and 5:18 PM IST. Rest of India will get a chance to see this Super Blueblood moon between 5:18 PM IST and 6:21 PM IST. The west coast and parts of Rajasthan will see the celestial event from 6:21 PM IST to 7:37 PM IST.
3: 42 PM: Meanwhile in India, number of stargazers are in for a treat today, as it is the day when the rarest of rare space phenomenon will take place. A total lunar eclipse will take place alongside a blue moon and a Super Moon, making skywatchers excited for the epic moment.
3: 30 PM: Hundreds of skywatchers are expected to huddle at the Beijing Planetarium at dusk on Wednesday to witness a “super blood blue moon” – a three-part lunar phenomenon not seen since the late Qing dynasty more than 150 years ago.
3.00 PM: New Zealand is about to witness the very rare celestial event, the Super Blue Blood moon. However, many parts of the country are under thick clouds that may hinder the view. This lunar eclipse in New Zealand and Australia is happening since 1866. The Met depart of New Zealand has suggested that the residents of Gisborne may get the best viewing experience.
2.00 PM: Timings of the Super Blue Blood Moon in India – Bangalore: 4.21 PM, Kolkata: 5.16 PM, Delhi: 5.53 PM, Mumbai: 6.27 PM, Chennai: 6.04 PM, Hyderabad: 5.18 PM, Pune: 6:27 PM, Ahmedabad: 6:21 PM.
1.30 PM: How to watch lunar eclipse 2018 safely in India? Follow these 5 measures
1.00 PM: Just hours before the Lunar Eclipse which was scheduled to start at 4.47 PM, strong Earthquake tremors have been felt in New Delhi. READ: Earthquake in Delhi-NCR LIVE: Tremors felt in Punjab, UP, Delhi; people panic
12.30 PM: The rare lunar eclipse happening is expected to last for one hour and 16 minutes in India.
12.15 PM: Even though India will witness the ‘Super Blue Blood’ moon, however the best view of the celestial event will be seen from western North America across the Pacific Ocean to East Asia.
12.00 PM: A Super Blue Blood Moon will happen today evening!
*The moon is SUPER when it’s closer Earth in its orbit.
*The moon is BLUE when it’s the 2nd full moon of the month.
*The moon is BLOOD-colored when it passes through Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse.
11.30 AM: This rarest of the rare celestial event for the Americans is definitely a special treat. The phenomenon ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ is happening after 152 years in America. The last time the Americans witnessed the event was in 1866.
11.00 AM: The NASA tweeted: What do you get when you have a supermoon, which also happens to be the 2nd full Moon of the month, passing through Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse? A Super Blue Blood Moon!
What do you get when you have a supermoon, which also happens to be the 2nd full Moon of the month, passing through Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse? A #SuperBlueBloodMoon! Catch this lunar trifecta coming our way just before dawn tomorrow: https://t.co/cgFZ5T3RVn pic.twitter.com/4hI44ufXZ3
— NASA (@NASA) January 30, 2018
10.30 AM: The interesting bit that will happen on January 31, is that a Supermoon and a blue moon will appear together along with a lunar eclipse, and we will get to see the rarest of rare sights. A supermoon appears when the moon’s orbit is nearest to the earth, occurring at the same time as a full moon. And a blue appears when two full moons appear in a single month.
10.00 AM: The Supermoon is extremely rare. Generally, it only occurs once every 14 months and will not happen again until January 2019.
9.45 AM: WATCH | Jan. 31, 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse
9.30 AM: Here’s how the total lunar eclipse on the blue blood supermoon will pan out globally.
9.15 AM: READ | Lunar Eclipse 2018 India Timings in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad & Kolkata: When to watch Super Blue Blood Moon
9.00 AM: READ | Lunar Eclipse 2018 in India date and time: Here is when to watch super blood blue moon
8.30 AM: Is Lunar Eclipse rare? In general, a lunar eclipse is not a rare phenomenon however it becomes rare when it is a blue moon. As per the Sky and Telescope magazine, “the last time a complete lunar cover-up took place on the second full moon of the month was December 30, 1982.
8.00 AM: DEFINITION OF A LUNAR ECLIPSE – It is an astronomical phenomenon, a celestial event which happens when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth. It is the obscuring the light to the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun.
7.45 AM: Lunar eclipse 2018 India: Scientific definition, cause, and mythological recognition
7.30 AM: What is a Super blue blood moon? A Supermoon is a rare celestial event that occurs when the full moon coincides with the Moon’s closest orbit point (perigee) to the planet. according to NASA, when a supermoon happens, the Moon appears bigger in size, on some occasions it may seem larger by up to 14 per cent. Moon may also appear brighter by up to 30 per cent.
7.00 AM: At 4.47 pm today, the super blue blood moon will rise in Itanagar. At 5.16 pm, the super blue blood moon will be seen in Kolkata, at 5.25 pm in Patna, and in Delhi at 5.53 pm. Chennai will see the blue blood moon at 6.04 pm and at 6.27pm the super blue blood moon will be seen in Mumbai.
