{"id":37441,"date":"2022-11-07T10:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/election-day-will-get-last-lunar-eclipse-until-2025\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T17:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:42:31","slug":"election-day-will-get-last-lunar-eclipse-until-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/election-day-will-get-last-lunar-eclipse-until-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Day will get last lunar eclipse until 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=ed187579-cab5-411b-97b8-27c9fba4749e&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Tuesday\u2019s total lunar eclipse will last from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The moon will start to get red just after 2 a.m. and reach a maximum eclipse about two hours later at 3:59 a.m. (Associated Press file photo)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Tuesday\u2019s total lunar eclipse will last from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The moon will start to get red just after 2 a.m. and reach a maximum eclipse about two hours later at 3:59 a.m. (Associated Press file photo)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">onset<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you beat the crack of dawn on Election Day, there\u2019s a stellar reason to step outside and look up at the skies in the hours before polls open: the last total lunar eclipse for more than two years.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s total lunar eclipse will last from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The moon will start to get red just after 2 a.m. and reach a maximum eclipse about two hours later at 3:59 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, the Earth and a full moon are all in alignment. The sun shines on the Earth, creating a shadow behind the Earth and making it possible for the moon to move through the Earth\u2019s shadow, said Andrea Schweitzer, astronomer with the Little Thompson Observatory in Berthoud and physical sciences professor at Western Governors University.<\/p>\n<p>The moon will start out white, become gray, and then transition to an orange-red. Because the moon is in the Earth\u2019s shadow and not directly illuminated by the sun, the only light the moon sees is reddish light that first passed through Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wN-kRzUvTTg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Boulder forecasts clear viewing conditions in Denver. There may be a few clouds, but nothing blocking the moon, National Weather Service Meteorologist Zach Hiris said Friday. The forecast does not indicate any meaningful precipitation anywhere in the state, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll things considered, for an eclipse in November it certainly could be much worse weather to peek out and try to see it,\u201d Hiris said.<\/p>\n<p>The lunar eclipse is a global event. The red moon will be visible across North and Central America, as well as in Ecuador, Colombia, and western parts of Venezuela and Peru, during the totality phase, when the moon is completely in the Earth\u2019s shadow, according to NASA. People in Asia, Australia and New Zealand will also be able to see the eclipse.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=3994a4be-23fb-5679-a179-5adf09fdd492&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" alt=\"\u201cDuring a lunar eclipse, Earth\u2019s atmosphere scatters sunlight. The blue light from the Sun scatters away, and longer-wavelength red, orange, and yellow light pass through, turning our Moon red. *This image is not to scale.*\u201d (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center\/Scientific Visualization Studio)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">\u201cDuring a lunar eclipse, Earth\u2019s atmosphere scatters sunlight. The blue light from the Sun scatters away, and longer-wavelength red, orange, and yellow light pass through, turning our Moon red. *This image is not to scale.*\u201d (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center\/Scientific Visualization Studio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>While the moon is eclipsed Tuesday, it will also be close to Mars and a red star called Antares. While this won\u2019t necessarily affect the color of the moon, it is a \u201cfortuitous placement\u201d of three red things in the sky, said Jennifer Hoffman, interim director at the University of Denver\u2019s Chamberlin Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCelestial events like this help connect us to our solar system environment,\u201d Hoffman said. \u201cWhen you know the moon looks red because the sunlight hitting it has already passed through Earth\u2019s atmosphere, it helps you feel a connection between the three celestial bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ron Hranac, past president of Denver Astronomical Society and a member of the group\u2019s board of directors, recommends people find a location to watch the lunar eclipse with a relatively unobstructed view to the southwest and west. You don\u2019t have to find a dark sky location to see the eclipse, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Earth\u2019s shadow is big in comparison to the moon, the lunar eclipse will last several hours. You don\u2019t have to rush outside to catch it at a specific time, and you don\u2019t need special equipment to see it, either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that people can look at with the naked eye. There\u2019s no need for binoculars or a telescope,\u201d said Hranac, a longtime amateur astronomer. \u201cThere\u2019s no need for any special filters or eclipse glasses or anything else. Because you\u2019re looking at the moon, you just step outside and enjoy the view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These reddish lunar events happen even less than once in a blue moon. You\u2019ll get to vote on the next president well before the next total lunar eclipse comes in March 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-element naviga-subheadline1\">Read more at The Colorado Sun<\/div>\n<p>The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to covering Colorado issues. 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