The Next Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible From Maine And Here S Everything You Need To Know

Do you remember hearing the excitement over the lunar eclipse that took place this summer? We were pretty bummed out that seeing it would have meant buying a plane ticket from Portland to Boston and then to someplace in Europe just to see it. If you experienced that as well, we’ve got some good news! The next lunar eclipse is set to take place this month and, as long as the weather cooperates, it’s going to be fully visible in Maine!

If you’re lucky, maybe you’ve seen a lunar eclipse in the past. They’re magnificent to see, but this one might wow you in a whole new way.

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The lunar eclipse taking place overnight from January 20th to January 21st, will be accompanied by a super blood moon and a wolf moon. As a result, the Moon will be a bright, blood red color for about an hour.

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The “super blood wolf Moon” will look absolutely magical, but it’s actually the result of…science!

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Three lunar events will come together to create the red glow – a total lunar eclipse, super blood moon, and wolf moon - all happening at once. This combination is exceptionally rare and, according to NASA, it won’t happen again until May of 2021.

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The celestial event is even more special because it’s a total lunar eclipse. According to Space.com, “A total lunar eclipse can happen only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are perfectly lined up — anything less than perfection creates a partial lunar eclipse or no eclipse at all.”

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Lucky for us, everything has lined up just-so! And, even more fortunate is that the total lunar eclipse will be visible here in Maine. If you happen to be out of town, don’t worry! As long as you’re traveling in North America, South America or in parts of Western Europe and Africa you’ll still be able to see it.

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The eclipse will take place over the course of a few hours, so even if you like to get to bed early you should still be able to see part of the events.

martin_heigan / Flickr Things will start at approximately 10:35 p.m. on January 20th. By 11:30 p.m., the partial eclipse phase begins.

The total eclipse phase, will begin at 12:41 a.m. and we can expect it to last for about an hour. This is when the Moon will be the most impressive and fiery red in color.

Unlike a solar eclipse, this one won’t require any special viewing glasses as it’s not harmful to look at the Moon. You’ll only need your eyes and a clear view of the night sky.

If you’ve ever seen a total lunar eclipse in Maine, share your viewing advice with us in the comments!

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