Here's how to see the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse in Vancouver next week
Heads up, sky gazers! A total lunar eclipse will be visible over Vancouver next week, and we’ve got specifics on when you can see the blood moon overhead.
In the early morning of Tuesday, March 3, depending on your location in Canada, the moon will be shrouded in darkness as the Earth’s shadow blocks the sun for a total lunar eclipse.
According to Matthew Cimone, senior space science interpreter at the HR MacMillan Space Centre, Metro Vancouver residents will need to wake up bright and early to catch the phenomenon.
Hopefully, the weather cooperates so that the skies are nice and clear.
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“This one will last about six hours total from the very start of the Earth’s shadow hitting the moon until it is completely over,” Cimone told Daily Hive.
“The Moon will be totally eclipsed for about 30 minutes of that time from 3:33 a.m. to 4:02 a.m. PT. The event itself will start at 12:44 a.m.”
Cimone shared that the Blood Moon total lunar eclipse is when the Moon’s bright grey-white glow is replaced by the red glow of the Earth’s atmosphere as the rest of the sunlight is blocked.
He added that the stellar phenomenon is visible from anywhere that one can see the moon.
“This is one of the great things about an event like this is almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky would work,” said Cimone.
“Get away from tall buildings and trees, find somewhere comfortable and marvel at the clockwork nature of the universe that we’re a part of.”
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HR MacMillan Space Centre recently premiered a new family-friendly movie specifically about eclipses called Total Eclipse: Chasers of Lost Sleep.
The film tells the tale of Kentucky, an insomniac hen and social media star who lives on the Moon. Kentucky embarks on a space-time journey alongside her android sidekick JOS to search for the perfect solar eclipse that will finally help her get some rest.
Cimone also encouraged everyone to keep an eye on the stars, no matter what’s happening overhead.
“I always say any time is a good time to look up,” he added. “The world is always made better the more wonder there is.
“Sometimes we are treated to a celestial event like an eclipse, or meteor shower, or a supernova, but the night sky is always beautiful, which is why we need to preserve it whenever possible by thinking about light pollution or now that we’re filling the sky with satellites that obscure our ability to study and understand the universe.”
According to the Canadian Space Agency, the next eclipse visible from Canada will be a partial solar eclipse on