"On the night of Sunday, September 7 into the morning of September 8, the sky will treat the majority of the world to a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon." For more than an hour, the full moon will slip into Earth's shadow and glow a deep, coppery red. Roughly 85% of the world's population will have a chance to see the total eclipse, making this one of the most widely visible celestial events of the year."
"A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow, or umbra, turning its luminous silvery-white surface a deep orange-red. Lunar eclipses only happen when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned just right-the Earth has to pass directly between the sun and the moon. This doesn't happen every month because the moon's orbit is tilted. Lunar eclipses have multiple phases."
"An interesting quirk about lunar eclipses is that they only occur during full moons, due to the specific alignment necessary for the phenomenon. The Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse will happen during the full "corn" moon, a nickname that comes from the Farmer's Almanac, which names moons based on Native American traditions. Thus, September's moon derives its name from the seasonal corn harvest."
A total lunar eclipse will occur on the night of Sept. 7 into the morning of Sept. 8, producing a 'blood moon' that glows deep copper-red for more than an hour of totality. About 85% of the world's population will be able to see the total eclipse. A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes into Earth's umbra after moving through the penumbra; the sequence progresses from a slight dimming to a partial eclipse as the umbra encroaches, and then to totality when the entire lunar disk is covered. The September eclipse coincides with the full 'corn' moon, named for the seasonal corn harvest in Native American tradition.
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