No witches or aliens were seen on Sunday night/Monday morning. Disappointing, but attention to the sky was captured instead by the large red moon. The Supermoon Eclipse was over everyone's head September 28 and 29. People from the UK, India, Argentina, and Mexico got a terrific view but some countries like Australia and Chile, not so much. Due to where the countries are located, the moon wasn't as visible to them, and therefore missed the spectacular moon. Others, like here in VA, were unable to see the great display due to a thick cover of clouds that didn’t dissipate until morning. Which sucks, because the moon won't be seen again until 2033.
The science behind it? The Supermoon Eclipse occurs because a new moon (the fully covered black moon) or a full moon (fully enlightened moon) is the closest it can be to the Earth. The moon is stereotypically 238,900 miles away, but that night, it was only 236,000 miles away. That's only one factor, the second is that the Earth, Moon, and sun are all in line. Once both factors, have occurred, people can see the red Supermoon. For all those who missed it, people have been sharing their pictures from the Super Bloodmoon on social media for the past week, so go live vicariously through them! What did you think? Comment your Super Blood Moon stories below!
Written by Keira Zirkle
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