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United States Spectacular Blood Moon to appear over Scotland soon – here's the ...
A SPECTACULAR Blood Moon is set to appear over the skies of Scotland soon.
A partial solar eclipse will take place within weeks creating colourful shades of red, pink and even purple.
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When the moon is in the Earth's shadow, it takes on a "rainbow effect", Edward Bloomer, senior astronomy manager at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, told The Sun.
He added: "It has stages, it will first look like a shadow is passing over the lunar surface at first - not totally dark, but darkening the surface."
"As the Moon moves into the umbra itself (for the most part), the surface will change to be a sort of orangey-browny-red colour.
"Actually, if you take photos and boost the colour you can actually see a reddish sort of rainbow effect as the Moon moves into the umbra - you get pink and purple in there too."
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The partial lunar eclipse can be observed from the UK on Friday, March 14.
The UK will experience a total lunar eclipse on September 7, which will be the last "good, observable total lunar eclipse until the last day of 2028", according to Mr Bloomer.
How can I see the Blood Moon?
Scots will have to keep an eye on their watch as to not miss the upcoming Blood Moon.
Unfortunately, it will fall below the horizon before it experiences maximum coverage, so we will only get to see part of the process.
The Moon will first move into Earth's penumbra - the lighter part of its shadow - at 3.57am GMT.
That being said, the actual maximum of the eclipse will occur at 6.58am GMT - however, the Moon will have set below the horizon by then.
To view the Blood Moon, you'll want to find a high point with a clear view of the western sky.
This will allow you to see more of the eclipse.
It comes as experts monitor Asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 1-in-43 chance it could collide with Earth in 2032.
Astronomers believe it is between 40 and 90 metres wide (130–295 feet), and would blow a city-sized crater into the Earth's crust.
If the hunk of cosmic debris veers onto a collision course with our planet, it could rip through the atmosphere at 38,000mph.
That much force would release a huge amount of energy - about as much as 100 nuclear bombs.
The last asteroid to collide with our planet was 115 years ago, when a space rock roughly 40 metres (130 feet) in diameter exploded in the sky over Siberia.
What is a Blood Moon? Lunar eclipses explained
Here's what you need to know...
The Earth is constantly rotating around the Sun, and the Moon is constantly rotating around the Earth.
Sometimes all three can align, placing the Earth directly between the Sun and the Moon in a straight line.
It means the Moon is in the darkest part of Earth’s shadow – the “umbra”.
And due to convenient sizing and distancing of all three objects, no sunlight can directly reach the Moon.
However, some sunlight is refracted by Earth’s atmosphere, making the Moon appear reddish – hence the name “Blood Moon”.
Lunar eclipses typically last just a few hours, and can be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth.
Because they’re typically quite dim, it’s also possible to view lunar eclipses without eye protection, which isn’t the case with a solar eclipse.
There are three different types of lunar eclipse:
- Total lunar eclipse – This is where the Moon turns deep red, receiving only light that’s passed through Earth’s atmosphere.
- Penumbral lunar eclipse – This is when the Sun, Moon and Earth fail to form a perfect straight line, so the Moon only travels through the outer part of Earth’s shadow. This means the Moon’s surface is partly darkened.
- Partial lunar eclipse – This is when part of the Moon travels through Earth’s full shadow, which results in part of the Moon being darkened.
