Super Flower Blood Moon This Weekend

Friday, 13 May 2022 05:42

By Tami Jeanneret

Total lunar eclipse Sunday night

Don't forget to look up Sunday night you might catch one of the most anticipated skywatching events of the year, a blood moon.

A blood moon happens when a full moon is in a complete lunar eclipse, turning the moon a reddish-orange color.

The super flower name refers to the fact it is happening in the spring.

(It's called a beaver eclipse if it happens in the fall.)

The upcoming lunar eclipse is North America’s first total lunar eclipse in two years.

The eclipse will last for just over 5 hours, beginning around 10:30 over Ontario and end early Monday morning.

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