EYES to the skies. A supermoon lunar eclipse is set to occur next week.
The spectacle will begin at 2.37am on Monday morning (January 21), when the moon first enters the outer part of the Earth's shadow called the penumbra.
The Moon will be partially eclipsed between 03.35 and 6.51am, with the total eclipse from 4.42am until 5.44am. The partial eclipse will end at 6.51am and at 7.48am, the moon will leave the Earth’s shadow.
Lunar eclipses are also called blood moons because the moon takes on a red or copper hue during the eclipse.
The moon will also be near its closest approach to the Earth, making it appear 10 to 15 per cent larger in the sky.
You shouldn’t need binoculars to be able to watch the event which will be visible across Europe and Africa as well as North and South America.
January’s full moon is known as the Wolf Moon and gets its name from Native American Tribes who said wolves would howl outside villages.
The next total lunar eclipse blood moon will occur on May 26, 2021.
We'd love to see your pictures of the event. You can share them on the Daily Echo's Camera Club page at facebook.com/groups/echocameraclubdorset/ or by emailing digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk.
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