A Lunar Eclipse will happen this weekend, and if you're lucky, you might get to see it.
According to ABC13, the lunar eclipse will first start at 8:07 pm of Sunday evening when the shadow of the earth falls across the moon. The shadow will then slowly advance across the surface of the moon until it is fully covered at about 9:47 pm.
No need for special equipment and fear of burning your corneas as, unlike a solar eclipse, it's totally okay to look directly at the moon during a lunar eclipse.
But, fans of anything related to outer space are in for a treat as, according to Alabama.com, the lunar wclipse will also coincide with a "supermoon," which is sometimes known as a blood moon.
This will actually be the first time in 30 years that the Supermoon and a lunar eclipse phenomena will happen at the same time. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that ghosts and werewolves will appear.
Actually, it's a pretty simple phenomenon that has a scientific explanation.
As explained by Noah Petro, deputy project scientist for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, "Because the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, the moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at other times during its orbit."
Petro added, "When the moon is farthest away it's known as apogee, and when it's closest it's known as perigee. On Sept. 27, we're going to have a perigee full moon-the closest full moon of the year."
NASA also has this to say about the incoming event. "Coming soon for the first time in more than 30 years: you'll be able to witness a supermoon in combination with a lunar eclipse."
As reported by USA Today, NASA said there have been just five such events since 1900 (in 1910, 1928, 1946, 1964 and 1982).
How lunar eclipses formed was explained by NASA Chief Meteorologist, Tim Heller. Heller said that a lunar eclipse happens when the sun, earth and moon line up, in which the earth's shadow falls across the surface of the moon.
Feels like an announcement for a movie if you ask us, but it really is exciting.
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