Photo Courtesy of Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer
By KENNEDY GRIFFIN
(Franklin County, MA) On the morning of November 8th, the final total lunar eclipse of the year will be visible. Solar and lunar eclipses occur when the sun, earth, and moon line up to partially or totally cover one. This lunar eclipse will show a rusty or reddish coloring on the moon’s surface as the sun’s rays refract through the earth’s atmosphere.
Here in the eastern time zone the moon will enter the earth’s shadow at 4:09 a.m., total lunar eclipse beginning at 5:16 a.m. and the moon will turn dark orange or red. The eclipse will peak at 5:59 a.m. and the moon will begin to leave earth’s shadow at 6:41 a.m. The next total lunar eclipse North America will be able to witness will be on March 14th, 2025.